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Linear boundary within Normanton Gorse is a prehistoric linear earthwork located on the chalk downland of Wiltshire. The monument comprises a ditch and bank formation that served as a territorial or land division boundary in antiquity, typical of the Bronze Age or Iron Age periods when such linear features were extensively constructed across southern England. The earthwork remains visible as an archaeological landscape feature within the Normanton Gorse woodland, contributing to the broader pattern of prehistoric field systems and land management evident across Salisbury Plain and its environs. Such linear boundaries represent important evidence of early settlement organisation and property demarcation in pre-Roman Britain.
Linear boundary within Normanton Gorse is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010838. View the official record →
Linear boundary within Normanton Gorse is a prehistoric linear earthwork located on the chalk downland of Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010838.
Linear boundary within Normanton Gorse 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 1010838.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork W of Woodford Clump (5.7 km), Newton Barrow (5.9 km), Group of barrows on North Hill Down (8.1 km).
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