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Field system on Brading Down is a prehistoric agricultural landscape, likely dating to the Bronze Age or Iron Age. The system comprises a series of lynchets and field boundaries that remain visible as earthwork features across the downland, representing the structural organization of ancient farming practices in this region. The field divisions demonstrate the intensive cultivation and land management strategies employed by Iron Age communities on the chalk downs of Hampshire. Such field systems are significant archaeological evidence for understanding settlement patterns, agricultural economy, and the broader development of the English landscape during the later prehistoric period.
Field system on Brading Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016721. View the official record →
Field system on Brading Down is a prehistoric agricultural landscape, likely dating to the Bronze Age or Iron Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016721.
Field system on Brading 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 1016721.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Yaverland Battery, 660m south of Yaverland Church (2.3 km), Bembridge Fort (2.8 km), Sandown Barrack Battery (3.1 km).
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