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East Croft Coppice earthwork is a scheduled ancient monument located in Wiltshire. The site comprises earthwork remains whose precise chronological attribution and functional interpretation remain subjects of archaeological study. The monument is situated within a landscape that contains multiple prehistoric and later period archaeological features characteristic of this region of south-central England. As a scheduled monument, it is afforded statutory protection under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.
East Croft Coppice earthwork is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003251. View the official record →
East Croft Coppice earthwork is a scheduled ancient monument located in Wiltshire.
East Croft Coppice earthwork 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 1003251.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Five bowl barrows 600m north-east of Brimslade Farm Cottages: part of the Square Copse barrow cemetery (4.7 km), Bowl barrow 175m west of Square Copse: part of the Square Copse barrow cemetery (4.7 km), Bowl barrow 275m west of Square Copse: part of the Square Copse barrow cemetery (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of East Croft Coppice earthwork'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.
East Croft Coppice earthwork stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.