Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMiddlehill settlement and associated cultivation earthworks.

Middlehill settlement and associated cultivation earthworks.

England
List entry 1009795
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009795
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
8.98 hectares
Grid reference
ST 90911 44714, ST 90969 45159
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Middlehill settlement is a prehistoric and Romano-British archaeological site located in Wiltshire, consisting of settlement remains and associated field systems. The monument comprises earthwork evidence of occupation and cultivation dating from the Iron Age through to the Roman period, with visible traces of former dwellings and field boundaries preserved in the landscape. The site represents an important record of rural settlement patterns and agricultural organisation during these periods in central southern England. The earthworks, though sometimes subtle, provide valuable archaeological evidence of how communities managed and utilised the land over successive centuries.

Middlehill settlement and associated cultivation earthworks. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009795. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Middlehill settlement and associated cultivation earthworks.?

Middlehill settlement is a prehistoric and Romano-British archaeological site located in Wiltshire, consisting of settlement remains and associated field systems. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009795.

Who is responsible for protecting Middlehill settlement and associated cultivation earthworks.?

Middlehill settlement and associated cultivation earthworks. 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 1009795.

What other scheduled monuments are near Middlehill settlement and associated cultivation earthworks.?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Section of Roman road on Pertwood Down (8.7 km), Bowl barrow 850m north west of Lower Pertwood Farm (8.9 km), Earthwork enclosure in Great Ridge wood, 350m north east of Point Pond (9 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Middlehill settlement and associated cultivation earthworks.

Middlehill settlement and associated cultivation earthworks. stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.