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Linear earthwork in Gravelpit Copse and near Byes Lane, south west of Silchester, is a prehistoric or Romano-British linear earthwork consisting of a bank and ditch alignment. The earthwork extends across the landscape south-west of the Roman town of Silchester and may have functioned as a territorial boundary, stock enclosure, or defensive feature. The monument is believed to date to the Iron Age or Romano-British period, though precise chronology remains uncertain without archaeological excavation. The earthwork survives as a substantial upstanding bank with an associated ditch, representing an important element of the archaeological landscape surrounding Roman Silchester.
Linear earthwork in Gravelpit Copse and near Byes Lane, south west of Silchester is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008727. View the official record →
Linear earthwork in Gravelpit Copse and near Byes Lane, south west of Silchester, is a prehistoric or Romano-British linear earthwork consisting of a bank and ditch alignment. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008727.
Linear earthwork in Gravelpit Copse and near Byes Lane, south west of Silchester 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 1008727.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site, fishponds, icehouse and associated earthworks at Wyeford Farm. (3.2 km), Moated site west of Cufaude Farm (4.1 km), Bulls Down camp (5.1 km).
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