Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRegular aggregate field system and double lynchet trackway 640m south east and 460m east of Dee Barn

Regular aggregate field system and double lynchet trackway 640m south east and 460m east of Dee Barn

England
List entry 1019143
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019143
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
5.93 hectares
Grid reference
ST 84696 35622, ST 84690 35208
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Regular aggregate field system and double lynchet trackway 640m south east and 460m east of Dee Barn is a prehistoric field system and associated trackway located in Wiltshire. The monument comprises a regular arrangement of agricultural fields typical of Bronze Age land division, accompanied by a double lynchet trackway which represents a routeway formed through repeated use and erosion creating parallel banks on either side. The field system demonstrates the organised exploitation of the landscape during the prehistoric period, reflecting settled agricultural communities and their management of arable land. The double lynchet trackway indicates significant patterns of movement and communication across the contemporary landscape, characteristic of Bronze Age settlement hierarchies and land use practices.

Regular aggregate field system and double lynchet trackway 640m south east and 460m east of Dee Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019143. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Regular aggregate field system and double lynchet trackway 640m south east and 460m east of Dee Barn?

Regular aggregate field system and double lynchet trackway 640m south east and 460m east of Dee Barn is a prehistoric field system and associated trackway located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019143.

Who is responsible for protecting Regular aggregate field system and double lynchet trackway 640m south east and 460m east of Dee Barn?

Regular aggregate field system and double lynchet trackway 640m south east and 460m east of Dee Barn 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 1019143.

What other scheduled monuments are near Regular aggregate field system and double lynchet trackway 640m south east and 460m east of Dee Barn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval field system (3.3 km), Barrow on The Warren (3.4 km), Bowl barrow 190m north east of Burton Farm (3.7 km).

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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.
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The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Regular aggregate field system and double lynchet trackway 640m south east and 460m east of Dee Barn

Regular aggregate field system and double lynchet trackway 640m south east and 460m east of Dee Barn stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.