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Earthwork enclosure N of Wansdyke is a prehistoric or Romano-British enclosed settlement located in Wiltshire, England. The monument comprises an irregularly shaped earthwork with surviving banks and ditches that define an enclosed area, positioned within the wider landscape context of the Wansdyke linear earthwork system. The enclosure's precise dating remains uncertain, though its construction and use likely fall within the later prehistoric or Romano-British period. The site represents evidence of settlement activity and land management practices during periods of significant landscape organisation in the region.
Earthwork enclosure N of Wansdyke is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005705. View the official record →
Earthwork enclosure N of Wansdyke is a prehistoric or Romano-British enclosed settlement located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005705.
Earthwork enclosure N of Wansdyke 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 1005705.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Adam's Grave: a long barrow on Walker's Hill (1.8 km), Knap Hill camp near Alton Priors (2.1 km), All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earthwork enclosure N of Wansdyke'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 N of Wansdyke stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.