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Middle Chase Farm ditch is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in Wiltshire. The monument comprises a substantial ditch, likely forming part of a field system or territorial boundary typical of the later prehistoric period. Its physical form and archaeological context indicate use during the Iron Age, when such linear features were commonly constructed across the Wiltshire landscape to demarcate land divisions and manage stock movement. The site remains a significant record of prehistoric land organisation and settlement patterns in the region.
Middle Chase Farm ditch is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003730. View the official record →
Middle Chase Farm ditch is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003730.
Middle Chase Farm ditch 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 1003730.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long barrows SE of Thickthorn Farm (9.2 km), Earthworks on Thickthorn Down (9.4 km), Barrows N of St Giles Park (9.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Middle Chase Farm ditch'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.
Middle Chase Farm ditch stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.