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Enclosure and field system on the north side of Cheverton Down, immediately east of Rowborough Bottom

England

List entry 1016006

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1016006

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

5.97 hectares

Grid reference

SZ 44857 84606

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

The enclosure and field system on the north side of Cheverton Down, immediately east of Rowborough Bottom, is a prehistoric monument comprising archaeological remains of organized land use in Hampshire. The site represents evidence of ancient agricultural practice and settlement patterning, with field boundaries and enclosure structures preserved in the landscape. The monument reflects the economic and territorial organization of communities during the prehistoric period, contributing to understanding of how early populations utilized and managed the downland environment of central southern England.

Enclosure and field system on the north side of Cheverton Down, immediately east of Rowborough Bottom is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016006. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Enclosure and field system on the north side of Cheverton Down, immediately east of Rowborough Bottom?

Who is responsible for protecting Enclosure and field system on the north side of Cheverton Down, immediately east of Rowborough Bottom?

Enclosure and field system on the north side of Cheverton Down, immediately east of Rowborough Bottom 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 1016006.

What other scheduled monuments are near Enclosure and field system on the north side of Cheverton Down, immediately east of Rowborough Bottom?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A twin barrow and bowl barrow 1.6km WSW of Cheverton Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Cheverton Down (0.8 km), Moated site 100m north east of Wolverton Manor (2.1 km), Bowl barrow 525m east of Stone Place Farm (2.3 km).

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Overview

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Monuments

The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.

Battlefields

The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.

Roman Britain

The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.

Domesday

The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.

Civil War

The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.

Geology

The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.

LiDAR

Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.

Local Names

What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.

Historical Maps

Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.

Literature

The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.

Legal

The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.

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Target Zones

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

A twin barrow and bowl barrow 1.6km WSW of Cheverton Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Cheverton Down

0.8 km

Moated site 100m north east of Wolverton Manor

2.1 km

Bowl barrow 525m east of Stone Place Farm

2.3 km

Rock Roman villa

2.5 km

Bowl barrow 730m north east of Presford Farm known as `Sheards Barrow'

3 km

Rampart and ditch of an unfinished promontory fort on Chillerton Down, known as `Five Barrows'

3.1 km

Bowl barrow known as 'Black Barrow': 670m NNE of Longstone Farmhouse

3.4 km

Castle Hill earthwork

4.1 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Enclosure and field system on the north side of Cheverton Down, immediately east of Rowborough Bottom

Enclosure and field system on the north side of Cheverton Down, immediately east of Rowborough Bottom stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

Domesday entry for Cheverton, Hampshire →

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