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Enclosure on Black Heath Down

England
List entry 1010259
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010259
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.73 hectares
Grid reference
SU 06830 51305
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Enclosure on Black Heath Down is a prehistoric archaeological monument located on the Wiltshire chalk downland. The site comprises an area enclosed by a ditch and bank system, characteristic of Neolithic or Bronze Age settlement or ceremonial activity, though precise dating requires archaeological investigation. The enclosure represents one of many defended or demarcated spaces constructed during the later prehistoric period in southern England, contributing to understanding of land use and social organisation in this region. The monument survives as an earthwork feature and remains under the protection of national heritage designation.

Enclosure on Black Heath Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010259. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Enclosure on Black Heath Down?

Enclosure on Black Heath Down is a prehistoric archaeological monument located on the Wiltshire chalk downland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010259.

Who is responsible for protecting Enclosure on Black Heath Down?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Enclosure on Black Heath Down?

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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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
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Local Names
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

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
Bowl barrow 400m west of Normanton Gorse
10.7 km
Bowl barrow and a disc barrow in Normanton Gorse, forming part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
10.8 km
Linear boundary within Normanton Gorse
10.8 km
Bowl barrow in Normanton Gorse, forming part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
11 km
Bowl barrow 650m SSE of Stonehenge
11.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Enclosure on Black Heath Down

Enclosure on Black Heath Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Enclosure on Black Heath Down

StonehengeArchaeological site · ~6.6 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~10.1 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~10.9 milesAveburyArchaeological site · ~11.8 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~9.3 miles
Domesday entry for Tilshead, Wiltshire →
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