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Robin Hood's Bower is a univallate hillfort or enclosed settlement earthwork located in Southleigh Wood near Tisbury in Wiltshire. The monument consists of a single defensive bank and ditch forming an irregular enclosure of approximately one hectare, positioned within mature woodland that now obscures much of its original landscape context. Dating evidence and structural characteristics suggest Iron Age origins, though the precise chronology and functional interpretation of the site remain subjects of archaeological consideration. The earthwork represents a significant example of small enclosed settlement forms that existed alongside larger hillforts in southern England during the prehistoric period.
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 univallate hillfort or enclosed settlement earthwork located in Southleigh Wood near Tisbury 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Robin Hood's Bower earthwork enclosure in Southleigh Wood'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.
Robin Hood's Bower earthwork enclosure in Southleigh Wood stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.