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The earthwork enclosure and dewpond 490m north of Barbury Castle is a prehistoric monument situated on the Wiltshire Downs near the Iron Age hillfort of Barbury Castle itself. The enclosure comprises a substantial bank and ditch forming a roughly circular or polygonal plan, characteristic of Bronze Age or Iron Age defensive or stock-management earthworks. The dewpond, a shallow water storage feature typical of chalk downland management, represents a later phase of agricultural use, though such features were often constructed or maintained over extended periods. The monument lies within a landscape densely populated with prehistoric and Romano-British archaeological evidence, reflecting intensive settlement and land use on the Downs during antiquity.
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 490m north of Barbury Castle is a prehistoric monument situated on the Wiltshire Downs near the Iron Age hillfort of Barbury Castle itself. 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).
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