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Orcheston Down Romano-British landscape

England
List entry 1009461
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009461
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
242.72 hectares
Grid reference
SU 07076 48121
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Orcheston Down is a Romano-British landscape monument located in Wiltshire, notable for its concentration of archaeological features dating from the Roman period. The site contains evidence of Roman settlement activity and land use patterns characteristic of the Romano-British countryside, preserving traces of both domestic occupation and agricultural organisation. The monument demonstrates the continuity and development of landscape management during the Romano-British period, when this region of Wiltshire formed part of the wider Roman provincial settlement pattern. The archaeological remains visible across Orcheston Down contribute to understanding of rural Romano-British economy and settlement hierarchy in southern England.

Orcheston Down Romano-British landscape is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009461. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Orcheston Down Romano-British landscape?

Orcheston Down is a Romano-British landscape monument located in Wiltshire, notable for its concentration of archaeological features dating from the Roman period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009461.

Who is responsible for protecting Orcheston Down Romano-British landscape?

Orcheston Down Romano-British landscape 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 1009461.

What other scheduled monuments are near Orcheston Down Romano-British landscape?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 240m east of The Penning (9.5 km), Bowl barrow 470m south east of Druid's Head Farm (9.9 km), Stapleford Castle (9.9 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Orcheston Down Romano-British landscape

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Orcheston Down Romano-British landscape's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 240m east of The Penning
9.5 km
Bowl barrow 470m south east of Druid's Head Farm
9.9 km
Stapleford Castle
9.9 km
Bowl barrow 540m south east of Druid's Head Farm
10 km
Bowl barrow 250m south of Westfield Farm buildings
10.2 km
Ten round barrows forming the Lake Down round barrow cemetery and a section of linear boundary crossing Lake Down
10.2 km
Bowl barrow 200m east of Lake Down round barrow cemetery north of Rox Hill
10.3 km
Two bowl barrows 700m south of Springbottom Farm buildings
10.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Orcheston Down Romano-British landscape

Orcheston Down Romano-British landscape stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Orcheston Down Romano-British landscape

StonehengeArchaeological site · ~5 milesOld SarumArchaeological site · ~10.3 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~12.3 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~13 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~11.3 miles
Domesday entry for Orcheston, Wiltshire →
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