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Earthworks S of Knighton Hill Buildings is a scheduled ancient monument located in Wiltshire comprising a series of linear and ditched features of archaeological interest. The earthworks are principally of Iron Age date, reflecting the settlement patterns and land management practices of prehistoric communities in the region. The monument's physical character consists of buried and upstanding archaeological deposits and soil marks that preserve evidence of ancient field systems and associated structures. The site contributes to understanding of Iron Age settlement hierarchy and territorial organisation in the Wiltshire landscape during the first millennium before the Common Era.
Earthworks S of Knighton Hill Buildings is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005636. View the official record →
Earthworks S of Knighton Hill Buildings is a scheduled ancient monument located in Wiltshire comprising a series of linear and ditched features of archaeological interest.
Earthworks S of Knighton Hill Buildings 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 1005636.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrows in Salisbury Plantation (8.3 km), Part of Dorset Cursus (8.4 km), Four bowl barrows 865m north east of Squirrel's Corner (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earthworks S of Knighton Hill Buildings'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.
Earthworks S of Knighton Hill Buildings stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.