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Enclosure on Marden Down

England
List entry 1010187
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010187
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.55 hectares
Grid reference
SU 07669 54226
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Enclosure on Marden Down is a prehistoric earthwork situated on the chalk downs of Wiltshire. The monument comprises a sub-rectangular or trapezoidal enclosed area defined by a bank and ditch, characteristic of Bronze Age settlement or agricultural land divisions in this region. Its exact date within the prehistoric period remains subject to archaeological interpretation, though such enclosures are commonly associated with later Bronze Age or Iron Age activity. The site forms part of the significant concentration of prehistoric monuments across the Marden Down landscape, reflecting sustained human occupation and land management in this area of Wessex.

Enclosure on Marden Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010187. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Enclosure on Marden Down?

Enclosure on Marden Down is a prehistoric earthwork situated on the chalk downs of Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010187.

Who is responsible for protecting Enclosure on Marden Down?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Enclosure on Marden Down?

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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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

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
Three bowl barrows 300m ESE of Middle Farm
10 km
Three bowl barrows forming part of Rollestone Field linear round barrow cemetery
10.1 km
Two bowl barrows and a saucer barrow 280m south of The Packway
10.2 km
A bell barrow and three disc barrows west of Fargo Road ammunition compound
10.3 km
Bowl barrow 340m south of The Packway, north of the Lesser Cursus
10.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Enclosure on Marden Down

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

The wider landscape

Around Enclosure on Marden Down

StonehengeArchaeological site · ~8 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~8.2 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~9 milesAveburyArchaeological site · ~9.9 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~7.9 miles
Domesday entry for Chirton, Wiltshire →
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