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Earthwork W of Woodford Clump is a prehistoric linear earthwork located in Wiltshire. The monument consists of a substantial bank and ditch arrangement typical of Bronze Age or Iron Age defensive or territorial boundaries. Its precise dating and original function remain subjects of archaeological interpretation, though such linear features across the Wiltshire downlands generally relate to land division and settlement patterns of the later prehistoric period. The earthwork survives as an upstanding archaeological feature of regional significance within the broader landscape of prehistoric Wiltshire monuments.
Earthwork W of Woodford Clump is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005607. View the official record →
Earthwork W of Woodford Clump is a prehistoric linear earthwork located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005607.
Earthwork W of Woodford Clump 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 1005607.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hare Warren Control Station (7.3 km), Neale's Barrow, round barrow (7.3 km), Round barrows S of Hare Warren (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earthwork W of Woodford Clump'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 W of Woodford Clump stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.