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Enclosure east of Robin Hood's Ball is a Neolithic monument located near Aldbourne in Wiltshire. The site comprises an enclosure of approximately 0.8 hectares defined by ditches and banks, dating to the Neolithic period and likely contemporary with or following the construction of the nearby Robin Hood's Ball causewayed enclosure. The earthwork survives as a series of linear banks and ditches that are visible as cropmarks and slight surface features. Its function and precise dating remain subjects of archaeological investigation, though it represents important evidence of Neolithic settlement and land use patterns in the Marlborough Downs region.
Enclosure east of Robin Hood's Ball is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009511. View the official record →
Enclosure east of Robin Hood's Ball is a Neolithic monument located near Aldbourne in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009511.
Enclosure east of Robin Hood's Ball 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 1009511.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 50m south west of Rox Hill Clump (7.6 km), Bowl barrow 470m south east of Druid's Head Farm (7.9 km), Bowl barrow 540m south east of Druid's Head Farm (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Enclosure east of Robin Hood's Ball'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.
Enclosure east of Robin Hood's Ball stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.