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Field system on Codford Down is a prehistoric agricultural landscape visible as a series of lynchets and field boundaries on the chalk downs near Codford in Wiltshire. The system dates to the Iron Age and represents an important example of ancient field organisation in the region, demonstrating the intensification of agriculture during the later prehistoric period. The earthworks survive as banks and terraces formed by the accumulation of soil created through centuries of ploughing on sloping ground, a characteristic feature of downland field systems. The monument provides valuable evidence of settlement patterns and land use practices in prehistoric Wiltshire and contributes to understanding the development of the agrarian landscape across Salisbury Plain.
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 visible as a series of lynchets and field boundaries on the chalk downs 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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