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Long barrow and Old Ditch linear earthwork, on Tilshead Down

England
List entry 1009297
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009297
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.95 hectares
Grid reference
SU 01409 46470, SU 02422 46881
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Long barrow and Old Ditch linear earthwork, on Tilshead Down is a Neolithic burial monument located on the chalk downland of Wiltshire. The site comprises a long barrow, the characteristic elongated earthwork of the Neolithic period, alongside an associated linear earthwork known as Old Ditch. The barrow and ditch represent important elements of the Neolithic ritual and territorial landscape of the Salisbury Plain area, dating to the period approximately 4000–3000 BCE. The monument survives as an earthwork and contributes to the dense concentration of prehistoric monuments characteristic of this region of Wiltshire.

Long barrow and Old Ditch linear earthwork, on Tilshead Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009297. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Long barrow and Old Ditch linear earthwork, on Tilshead Down?

Long barrow and Old Ditch linear earthwork, on Tilshead Down is a Neolithic burial monument located on the chalk downland of Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009297.

Who is responsible for protecting Long barrow and Old Ditch linear earthwork, on Tilshead Down?

Long barrow and Old Ditch linear earthwork, on Tilshead 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 1009297.

What other scheduled monuments are near Long barrow and Old Ditch linear earthwork, on Tilshead Down?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Yarnbury camp (Yarnbury Castle) (6.6 km), Milestone SE of Yarnbury Castle (6.9 km), Group of barrows near Field Barn (7.1 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Yarnbury camp (Yarnbury Castle)
6.6 km
Milestone SE of Yarnbury Castle
6.9 km
Group of barrows near Field Barn
7.1 km
Codford Circle hilltop enclosure
7.6 km
Round barrow 230yds (210m) NW of New Field Plantation
7.6 km
Bowl barrow 1020m north west of White Farm
8.3 km
Barrow N of 'The Spectacles'
8.4 km
Bowl barrow 300m north of White Farm
8.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Long barrow and Old Ditch linear earthwork, on Tilshead Down

Long barrow and Old Ditch linear earthwork, on Tilshead Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Long barrow and Old Ditch linear earthwork, on Tilshead Down

StonehengeArchaeological site · ~6.7 milesOld SarumArchaeological site · ~11.1 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~13.6 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~14.2 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~11.4 miles
Domesday entry for Tilshead, Wiltshire →
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