Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMultiple trackway south of Bulford Camp

Multiple trackway south of Bulford Camp

England
List entry 1009613
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009613
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
6.77 hectares
Grid reference
SU 18717 42438, SU 19506 42428
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Multiple trackway south of Bulford Camp is a Neolithic and Bronze Age monument consisting of several parallel linear earthworks situated on the chalk downland of Salisbury Plain near Bulford in Wiltshire. The trackways represent ancient routeways that saw repeated use over an extended period, their parallel courses suggesting organised movement of people and possibly livestock across the landscape during prehistory. The monument lies within an area of considerable archaeological significance, where multiple contemporary sites cluster, indicating intensive settlement and land use patterns in this region during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. The preservation of these linear features as earthworks demonstrates the scale and durability of prehistoric communication and transport infrastructure on Salisbury Plain.

Multiple trackway south of Bulford Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009613. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Multiple trackway south of Bulford Camp?

Multiple trackway south of Bulford Camp is a Neolithic and Bronze Age monument consisting of several parallel linear earthworks situated on the chalk downland of Salisbury Plain near Bulford in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009613.

Who is responsible for protecting Multiple trackway south of Bulford Camp?

Multiple trackway south of Bulford Camp 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 1009613.

What other scheduled monuments are near Multiple trackway south of Bulford Camp?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 50m west of the Battery Hill triangulation point (7.8 km), Long barrow 140m WSW of the Battery Hill triangulation point (7.8 km), Barrows forming part of a cemetery, 320m north west of The Pheasant Hotel (8.6 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
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Geology
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Multiple trackway south of Bulford Camp

Multiple trackway south of Bulford Camp stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.