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Earthwork enclosure 850m north of Mere Down Farm is a prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire. The site comprises an earthwork enclosure of uncertain date, though such monuments in this region are typically Iron Age or earlier in origin. The enclosure survives as an earthwork feature visible in the landscape, representing a significant record of prehistoric settlement or land use patterns in the area. Like many such enclosures across Wiltshire, it contributes to understanding of the region's archaeological heritage and the development of fortified or delimited spaces during the pre-Roman period.
Earthwork enclosure 850m north of Mere Down Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016911. View the official record →
Earthwork enclosure 850m north of Mere Down Farm is a prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016911.
Earthwork enclosure 850m north of Mere Down 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 1016911.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval field system (2.5 km), Bowl barrow 190m north east of Burton Farm (3.1 km), Barrow 1/4 mile (400m) NW of Willoughby Hedge (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earthwork enclosure 850m north of Mere Down Farm'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 enclosure 850m north of Mere Down Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.