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Enclosure on Black Heath Down is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age earthwork situated on the chalk downland of Wiltshire. The monument comprises an irregular enclosure defined by a bank and ditch, typical of defensive or ceremonial structures from the prehistoric period. Such enclosures served various functions within early farming communities, including stock management, settlement demarcation, or ritual purposes. The site remains a significant example of prehistoric land use and social organisation on the Wiltshire downs, though detailed excavation records and precise dating evidence are limited in the published archaeological record.
Enclosure on Black Heath Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010259. View the official record →
Enclosure on Black Heath Down is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age earthwork situated on the chalk downland of Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010259.
Enclosure on Black Heath Down 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 1010259.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long barrow north east of Winterbourne Stoke crossroads (10.3 km), Bronze Age enclosure and bowl barrow 100m west of Longbarrow Cross Roads on Winterbourne Stoke Down (10.3 km), Pond barrow south of the A303 and 400m west of Normanton Gorse containing the 'Wilsford Shaft' (10.6 km).
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