Part of a prehistoric field system on Codford Down

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History & significance

Part of a prehistoric field system on Codford Down is a scheduled ancient monument comprising traces of Bronze Age and Iron Age agricultural organisation visible as earthworks on the downland surface near the village of Codford in Wiltshire. The field system consists of lynchets and associated boundaries that represent the division and management of arable and pastoral land during the later prehistoric period, reflecting the intensification of agricultural practice across southern England. The earthworks, which survive as subtle ridge and furrow features and boundary banks, provide evidence of settlement patterns and land use during the Bronze Age and Iron Age periods, contributing to the understanding of prehistoric rural economy in the Salisbury Plain landscape.

Part of a prehistoric field system on Codford Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016559. View the official record →

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