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Linear boundary earthwork on Amesbury Down west of Stock Bottom is a prehistoric linear earthwork located in Wiltshire. The monument consists of a substantial ditch and bank arrangement that served as a territorial or land division boundary in antiquity. Such linear earthworks are characteristic features of the Bronze Age and Iron Age periods, when they were commonly constructed across downland landscapes to demarcate land holdings and control movement across the chalk terrain. The earthwork's precise dating and function remain subjects of archaeological study, though its survival as an upstanding monument testifies to the enduring impact of prehistoric land management practices on the Wiltshire landscape.
Linear boundary earthwork on Amesbury Down west of Stock Bottom is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015218. View the official record →
Linear boundary earthwork on Amesbury Down west of Stock Bottom is a prehistoric linear earthwork located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015218.
Linear boundary earthwork on Amesbury Down west of Stock Bottom 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 1015218.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Sarum (7.1 km), Fussell's long barrow (8 km), Romano-British settlement at Stratford sub Castle (8.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Linear boundary earthwork on Amesbury Down west of Stock Bottom'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 on Amesbury Down west of Stock Bottom stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.