Linear earthwork in Bridle's Copse, south west of Silchester

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History & significance

Linear earthwork in Bridle's Copse, south west of Silchester is a linear bank and ditch feature located in Hampshire, dating to the Iron Age or Romano-British period. The earthwork runs across the landscape in the vicinity of Silchester, the site of the Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum, and may relate to land division, boundary demarcation, or territorial organisation during this period. The monument survives as a visible linear feature within the woodland landscape of Bridle's Copse, forming part of the broader archaeological complex associated with the Silchester area. Its precise function and date remain subjects of archaeological study, though it represents evidence of structured land use in the Iron Age or Romano-British settlement landscape around this significant Roman urban centre.

Linear earthwork in Bridle's Copse, south west of Silchester is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008728. View the official record →

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