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Field system on Stoke Down is a prehistoric agricultural landscape located in Wiltshire, England. The monument comprises a series of small rectangular fields, known as Celtic fields or lynchets, which represent the cultivation practices of Iron Age and Romano-British communities. These field systems are characterised by banks and ditches that define individual plot boundaries, evidence of the systematic organization of agricultural land during the later prehistoric period. The survival of such earthworks on Stoke Down provides valuable archaeological evidence for understanding subsistence farming practices and land use patterns in southern England during the later Iron Age and Roman occupation.
Field system on Stoke Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004710. View the official record →
Field system on Stoke Down is a prehistoric agricultural landscape located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004710.
Field system on Stoke 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 1004710.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 120m north east of the junction of Grim's Ditch and Bokerley Dyke on Blagdon Hill (8.8 km), Two linear earthworks, two barrows and Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Tidpit Common Down (8.9 km), Barrow W of village (9.2 km).
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