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Figheldean Down is a prehistoric landscape monument located in Wiltshire, England, containing a complex of archaeological features that span multiple periods of prehistoric activity. The site encompasses burial mounds, field systems, and settlement evidence dating principally to the Bronze Age, though earlier Neolithic occupation is also attested in the archaeological record. The monument preserves an important palimpsest of prehistoric land use and social organization on the Wiltshire chalk downlands, with earthwork features remaining visible in the modern landscape. As a designated monument, it forms part of the broader archaeological heritage of the Stonehenge and Salisbury Plain region, an area of exceptional prehistoric significance in southern England.
Figheldean Down prehistoric landscape is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017939. View the official record →
Figheldean Down is a prehistoric landscape monument located in Wiltshire, England, containing a complex of archaeological features that span multiple periods of prehistoric activity. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017939.
Figheldean Down prehistoric landscape 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 1017939.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Disc barrow and pillbox within Boscombe Down airfield, 520m south east of the Officers' Mess (9.2 km), Bowl barrow 340m east of Stockport (9.7 km), Two bowl barrows and a levelled barrow 460m north east of Normanton House on Amesbury Down (10 km).
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