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Earthwork enclosure north-east of Brigmerston Plantation is a prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, England. The site comprises a substantial earthwork defence system characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in the region, featuring a ditch and bank formation typical of domestic or defensive enclosures from this period. The monument's physical remains indicate a substantial commitment to construction and maintenance, suggesting occupation or use of considerable importance to its inhabitants. As a scheduled ancient monument, the site contributes to archaeological understanding of Iron Age settlement organisation and territorial use in central Wiltshire.
Earthwork enclosure north-east of Brigmerston Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009661. View the official record →
Earthwork enclosure north-east of Brigmerston Plantation is a prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009661.
Earthwork enclosure north-east of Brigmerston Plantation 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 1009661.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 380m north east of Straight Walk Plantation: part of a group of round barrows south of Hampshire Gap (9.2 km), Bowl barrow 340m east of Stockport (9.2 km), Bowl barrow 320m north east of Straight Walk Plantation: one of a group of round barrows south of Hampshire Gap (9.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earthwork enclosure north-east of Brigmerston Plantation'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 north-east of Brigmerston Plantation stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.