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Enclosure on Marden Down is a Neolithic or Bronze Age enclosed settlement located on Marden Down in Wiltshire. The monument comprises a roughly circular or sub-rectangular enclosure defined by a ditch and bank, characteristic of prehistoric defensive or communal structures of the third or second millennium before Christ. The site represents evidence of early agricultural settlement patterns on the Wiltshire downlands during the later prehistoric period. Its precise dating and function remain subjects of archaeological investigation, though such enclosures typically served purposes ranging from livestock management to settlement defence or ritual demarcation of space.
Enclosure on Marden Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010187. View the official record →
Enclosure on Marden Down is a Neolithic or Bronze Age enclosed settlement located on Marden Down in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010187.
Enclosure on Marden 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 1010187.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 300m south west of Rollestone Camp (9.7 km), Two bowl barrows 200m SSW of Rollestone Camp (9.8 km), Six bowl barrows and two disc barrows forming the majority of a round barrow cemetery 300m north west of Fargo Road ammunition compound (9.9 km).
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