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Linear boundary within Normanton Gorse is a prehistoric linear earthwork located on the chalk downland of Wiltshire. The monument consists of a linear ditch and bank formation that represents an ancient territorial or land division, typical of Bronze Age or Iron Age land management practices in southern England. The earthwork survives as a substantial linear feature within the Normanton Gorse woodland area, part of the wider archaeological landscape of the Wiltshire chalk downs which contains numerous contemporary monuments. Such linear boundaries are characteristic of the systematic land organization developed during the later prehistoric period, serving to demarcate land holdings or define boundaries between communities.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Linear boundary within Normanton Gorse'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 within Normanton Gorse stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.