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Linear boundary 870m south west of Spring Farm is a linear earthwork of prehistoric date located in Dorset. The monument comprises a linear ditch and bank formation typical of territorial or land division features from the Iron Age or earlier periods. Such linear boundaries are significant archaeological remains that provide evidence for patterns of land use, settlement organisation, and territorial control in prehistoric Dorset. The surviving earthwork preserves important stratigraphic information about ancient landscape management and agricultural practice in the region.
Linear boundary 870m south west of Spring Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020729. View the official record →
Linear boundary 870m south west of Spring Farm is a linear earthwork of prehistoric date located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020729.
Linear boundary 870m south west of Spring Farm 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 1020729.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 620m south east of Langton Lodge Farm (8.8 km), Long barrow and two bowl barrows 140m north west of Dormy House (9.5 km), Bowl barrow 80m west of Dormy House (9.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Linear boundary 870m south west of Spring Farm'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.
Linear boundary 870m south west of Spring Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.