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Linear boundary from south east of Winterbourne Stoke crossroads to south west of The Diamond on Wilsford Down is a prehistoric linear earthwork situated within the Stonehenge landscape of central Wiltshire. The monument comprises a substantial bank and ditch running across the chalk downland, characteristic of boundaries constructed during the Bronze Age to demarcate territorial divisions or regulate movement across the landscape. Its precise alignment and scale suggest deliberate construction by prehistoric communities, and it forms part of the complex network of linear features that define the archaeological character of the Stonehenge World Heritage Site. The earthwork remains visible as an undulating linear feature within the modern landscape and constitutes an important testimony to Bronze Age land organisation and settlement patterns in this region.
Linear boundary from south east of Winterbourne Stoke crossroads to south west of The Diamond on Wilsford Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010837. View the official record →
Linear boundary from south east of Winterbourne Stoke crossroads to south west of The Diamond on Wilsford Down is a prehistoric linear earthwork situated within the Stonehenge landscape of central Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010837.
Linear boundary from south east of Winterbourne Stoke crossroads to south west of The Diamond on Wilsford Down 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 1010837.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newton Barrow (5.3 km), Grovely Castle and earthworks N of Grovely Wood (7.4 km), Heath Wood earthwork (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Linear boundary from south east of Winterbourne Stoke crossroads to south west of The Diamond on Wilsford Down'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 from south east of Winterbourne Stoke crossroads to south west of The Diamond on Wilsford Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.