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Ring ditch on Blackheath Down is a prehistoric circular earthwork located on the chalk downland of southern Wiltshire. The monument consists of a ditch forming a ring, characteristic of Bronze Age domestic or funerary enclosures, though such features may also relate to earlier Neolithic activity. The site lies within an area of Wiltshire rich in prehistoric archaeology, where similar ring ditches often mark the locations of former settlement sites or burial structures. Its precise dating and function would require archaeological investigation, though morphologically it belongs to a widespread class of prehistoric monuments found across the English chalk uplands.
Ring ditch on Blackheath Down 650m south west of North Allenford Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017901. View the official record →
Ring ditch on Blackheath Down is a prehistoric circular earthwork located on the chalk downland of southern Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017901.
Ring ditch on Blackheath Down 650m south west of North Allenford Farm 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 1017901.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Mount Ararat, 550m east of Burrows Farm (7.5 km), Stephen's Castle, a bowl barrow 720m east of Eastworth Farm (8.1 km), Two bowl barrows in Plumley Wood, 800m and 850m south of decoy pond, on Cranborne Common (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ring ditch on Blackheath Down 650m south west of North Allenford Farm'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.
Ring ditch on Blackheath Down 650m south west of North Allenford Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.