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Knighton Hill earthwork is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure located in Wiltshire, England. The monument consists of interrupted ditches and banks arranged in a circular or oval plan, characteristic of causewayed enclosures constructed during the early Neolithic period, approximately 3700–3500 BCE. These structures served multiple functions including gathering places, defensive positions, and ceremonial or ritual centres for early farming communities. The earthwork remains visible as earthen banks and ditched features that preserve evidence of prehistoric settlement and social organisation in the Wiltshire landscape.
Knighton Hill earthwork is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003249. View the official record →
Knighton Hill earthwork is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003249.
Knighton Hill earthwork 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 1003249.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Part of Dorset Cursus (8.2 km), Barrows in Salisbury Plantation (8.2 km), Parts of Dorset Cursus on Bottlebush Down (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Knighton Hill earthwork's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Knighton Hill earthwork stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.