© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Robin Hood's Bower is a Neolithic enclosure earthwork situated in Southleigh Wood near Wilton in Wiltshire. The monument comprises a substantial circular or oval bank-and-ditch configuration characteristic of Neolithic causewayed enclosures, though its precise dating and original function remain subjects of archaeological study. The earthwork survives as a prominent landscape feature, with the bank and internal ditch still discernible despite centuries of woodland management and natural processes. The site's vernacular name, common to several prehistoric monuments across England, reflects local tradition rather than documented historical association.
Robin Hood's Bower earthwork enclosure in Southleigh Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020365. View the official record →
Robin Hood's Bower is a Neolithic enclosure earthwork situated in Southleigh Wood near Wilton in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020365.
Robin Hood's Bower earthwork enclosure in Southleigh Wood 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 1020365.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Keysley Down, 250m west of the A350 Warminster-Shaftesbury Road (7.8 km), Bowl barrow 700m south-west of Keysley Farm (7.9 km), Two round barrows in Chaddenwick Furze (8.2 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Robin Hood's Bower earthwork enclosure in Southleigh Wood