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Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm

England
List entry 1004717
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004717
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.71 hectares
Grid reference
SU 10991 64490
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Earth Burgh is a univallate Iron Age hillfort situated in Wiltshire northwest of New Town Farm. The monument comprises a single defensive rampart enclosing an approximately circular or oval interior, characteristic of many British hillforts constructed during the later Iron Age period. The earthwork survives as a pronounced linear bank, though the site has been subject to agricultural use and modification over subsequent centuries. Its strategic positioning reflects the settlement patterns typical of Iron Age communities in the Wessex region, though detailed archaeological investigation of this particular site remains limited in the published record.

Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004717. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm?

Earth Burgh is a univallate Iron Age hillfort situated in Wiltshire northwest of New Town Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004717.

Who is responsible for protecting Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm?

Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1004717.

What other scheduled monuments are near Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Swanborough Tump (4.8 km), Giant's Grave (Martinsell Hill) (5.8 km), The Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden (6.5 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Swanborough Tump
4.8 km
Giant's Grave (Martinsell Hill)
5.8 km
The Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden
6.5 km
Medieval village site
6.9 km
Deserted medieval village E of Manor Farm
7.2 km
Strip lynchet system north of Chisman's Cleeve
9.4 km
Boundary earthwork on Upavon Down
9.9 km
Round barrow near Charlton Clumps
9.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm

Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm

West Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~1.7 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~2.6 milesAveburyArchaeological site · ~3.4 milesMildenhallRoman town · ~7.3 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~6.1 miles
Domesday entry for Alton, Wiltshire →
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