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The Earthwork east of Ablington Furze is a prehistoric linear earthwork located in Wiltshire. The monument consists of a bank and ditch formation characteristic of Neolithic or Bronze Age defensive or territorial boundaries, though precise dating remains uncertain without archaeological investigation. Its physical character as a substantial linear feature suggests it served either as a boundary marker between adjacent land holdings or as a defensive structure for a settlement or community in the prehistoric period. The earthwork's survival as a recognisable topographic feature indicates its original construction with considerable labour and investment, testifying to the organisational capacity of its builders.
Earthwork east of Ablington Furze is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009713. View the official record →
The Earthwork east of Ablington Furze is a prehistoric linear earthwork located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009713.
Earthwork east of Ablington Furze 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 1009713.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Linear boundary earthwork 250m west of Stockport (9.1 km), Bowl barrow 320m north east of Straight Walk Plantation: one of a group of round barrows south of Hampshire Gap (10.4 km), Round barrow cemetery in New Plantation 590m ESE of Amesbury Junction (10.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earthwork east of Ablington Furze's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Earthwork east of Ablington Furze stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.