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Martin Down enclosure is a prehistoric earthwork located 300 metres north of Huish Barn in Dorset. The site comprises a substantial enclosed area defined by banks and ditches typical of Iron Age settlement patterns, though the precise chronology requires archaeological investigation to establish its full date range within prehistory. The enclosure represents a form of defended or demarcated settlement common to southern England during the later prehistoric period, and its survival as an earthwork preserves evidence of land use and territorial organisation in the Martin Down landscape. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under designation reference 1002766.
Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002766. View the official record →
Martin Down enclosure is a prehistoric earthwork located 300 metres north of Huish Barn in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002766.
Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn 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 1002766.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm (9.7 km), Round barrow on Rew Hill (9.8 km), Round barrow SW of village (9.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn'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.
Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.