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Earthwork enclosure in Penning Wood, 290m NE of Penning is a prehistoric monument consisting of a substantial ditched enclosure of uncertain date, though likely Iron Age or earlier in origin. The site comprises a roughly rectangular or polygonal earthwork defined by a ditch system, the remains of which are still visible as ground features within the woodland setting. The enclosure represents a significant element of the prehistoric settlement and defensive landscape of the Wiltshire chalklands, though the precise function of the site, whether domestic, ceremonial, or defensive, remains to be fully determined by archaeological investigation. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the statutory listing system.
Earthwork enclosure in Penning Wood, 290m NE of Penning is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017714. View the official record →
Earthwork enclosure in Penning Wood, 290m NE of Penning is a prehistoric monument consisting of a substantial ditched enclosure of uncertain date, though likely Iron Age or earlier in origin. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017714.
Earthwork enclosure in Penning Wood, 290m NE of Penning 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 1017714.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 400m west of Vicarage Barn (5.7 km), Tithe barn and gatehouse at Place Farm (6.7 km), Wick Farm settlement site (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earthwork enclosure in Penning Wood, 290m NE of Penning'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 in Penning Wood, 290m NE of Penning stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.