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Field system on Codford Down is a prehistoric agricultural landscape consisting of a series of lynchets and field boundaries that survive as earthworks on the chalk downland near Codford in Wiltshire. The system dates to the Iron Age and represents an important example of ancient arable farming practice on the Wiltshire chalk, demonstrating the division and management of agricultural land during the pre-Roman period. The field boundaries are visible as low banks and terraces created by the accumulated soil from ploughing, which over time produced the characteristic lyncheted appearance across the slope. This monument provides valuable evidence for understanding settlement patterns and subsistence strategies in prehistoric Wessex.
Field system on Codford Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017303. View the official record →
Field system on Codford Down is a prehistoric agricultural landscape consisting of a series of lynchets and field boundaries that survive as earthworks on the chalk downland near Codford in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017303.
Field system on Codford 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 1017303.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Queen's barrow: a bowl barrow in Queen's Barrow Plantation (5.9 km), Romano-British village N of Stockton Wood (6.6 km), Earthwork enclosure in Great Ridge wood, 350m north east of Point Pond (7.3 km).
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