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Parsonage Down Camp is a prehistoric earthwork enclosure located in Wiltshire, England. The monument comprises a substantial defensive work characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns, featuring a ditched and banked enclosure that forms the primary structural element of the site. Associated with the main enclosure are the remains of an ancient field system, indicating sustained agricultural use of the surrounding landscape during the Iron Age period. The combination of settlement enclosure and organised field boundaries demonstrates the integrated nature of prehistoric land use and the importance of this locality for both habitation and farming activity.
Parsonage Down Camp earthwork enclosure and associated field system. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009646. View the official record →
Parsonage Down Camp is a prehistoric earthwork enclosure located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009646.
Parsonage Down Camp earthwork enclosure and associated field system. 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 1009646.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Grovely Castle and earthworks N of Grovely Wood (6 km), Hanging Langford camp and Church-end Ring (6.5 km), Field system on Wylye Down (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Parsonage Down Camp earthwork enclosure and associated field system.'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.
Parsonage Down Camp earthwork enclosure and associated field system. stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.