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Linear boundary earthwork 250m west of Stockport is a prehistoric linear earthwork located in Wiltshire. The monument consists of a ditch and bank formation typical of ancient boundary systems, though the precise dating and original extent of the feature require further archaeological study. Such linear earthworks commonly served to demarcate territorial divisions, control movement across the landscape, or define pastoral boundaries during the prehistoric period. The site's survival as an upstanding earthwork indicates its historical importance to the local landscape organisation of early communities.
Linear boundary earthwork 250m west of Stockport is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015689. View the official record →
Linear boundary earthwork 250m west of Stockport is a prehistoric linear earthwork located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015689.
Linear boundary earthwork 250m west of Stockport 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 1015689.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman road between A30 main road and Winterslow Corner (7 km), Old Sarum (7.1 km), Fussell's long barrow (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Linear boundary earthwork 250m west of Stockport'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 earthwork 250m west of Stockport stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.