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Field system on West Lavington Down

England
List entry 1009976
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009976
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
18.43 hectares
Grid reference
ST 99776 48984
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Field system on West Lavington Down is a prehistoric and Romano-British field system located on the chalk downland of Wiltshire. The monument comprises a series of linear earthworks and field boundaries that reflect agricultural exploitation of the landscape over an extended period, with evidence suggesting use from the Iron Age through the Romano-British period. The field layout demonstrates the systematic organisation of farming land characteristic of later prehistoric and Romano-British agrarian practice on the English chalk uplands. Such field systems provide valuable archaeological evidence for understanding settlement patterns, land tenure, and subsistence strategies during these periods of Wiltshire's history.

Field system on West Lavington Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009976. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Field system on West Lavington Down?

Field system on West Lavington Down is a prehistoric and Romano-British field system located on the chalk downland of Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009976.

Who is responsible for protecting Field system on West Lavington Down?

Field system on West Lavington 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 1009976.

What other scheduled monuments are near Field system on West Lavington Down?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deptford Down round barrow (8.6 km), Codford Circle hilltop enclosure (8.6 km), Round barrow N of Yarnbury Castle (8.8 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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
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.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Deptford Down round barrow
8.6 km
Codford Circle hilltop enclosure
8.6 km
Round barrow N of Yarnbury Castle
8.8 km
Parsonage Down Camp earthwork enclosure and associated field system.
8.8 km
Yarnbury camp (Yarnbury Castle)
9.4 km
Bowl barrow 1020m north west of White Farm
9.6 km
Group of barrows near Field Barn
9.6 km
Milestone SE of Yarnbury Castle
9.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Field system on West Lavington Down

Field system on West Lavington Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Field system on West Lavington Down

StonehengeArchaeological site · ~8.8 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~13.1 milesOld SarumArchaeological site · ~13.2 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~13.7 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~10.1 milesBattle of Lansdown (Hill) 1643Battle (1643) · ~21.4 milesBattle of LansdowneBattle (1643) · ~21.6 miles
Domesday entry for Gore, Wiltshire →
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