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The earthwork enclosure and dewpond 490 metres north of Barbury Castle is a prehistoric monument comprising a small enclosed area with an associated water storage feature located on the Wiltshire downs. The enclosure belongs to the Iron Age period and represents a modest settlement or stock management structure typical of the later prehistoric landscape in this region. The dewpond, a shallow excavated pond for collecting rainwater, served the practical needs of inhabitants or livestock within the vicinity. Together, these features form part of the wider archaeological complex surrounding Barbury Castle itself, illustrating the density of settlement and land use in Iron Age Wiltshire.
Earthwork enclosure and dewpond 490m north of Barbury Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016357. View the official record →
The earthwork enclosure and dewpond 490 metres north of Barbury Castle is a prehistoric monument comprising a small enclosed area with an associated water storage feature located on the Wiltshire downs. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016357.
Earthwork enclosure and dewpond 490m north of Barbury Castle 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 1016357.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in The Belt, 350m north east of Hill Barn (9.3 km), Linear round barrow cemetery 200m ENE of West Kennett long barrow (9.9 km), West Kennet long barrow, 800m south-east of Silbury Hill (10.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earthwork enclosure and dewpond 490m north of Barbury Castle'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 and dewpond 490m north of Barbury Castle stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.