Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSection of boundary earthwork east of Sidbury Hill

Section of boundary earthwork east of Sidbury Hill

England
List entry 1010063
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010063
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.77 hectares
Grid reference
SU 22141 50589
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Section of boundary earthwork east of Sidbury Hill is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in Wiltshire. The monument comprises a ditch and bank formation that served defensive or territorial demarcation functions during the prehistoric period. Its position relative to Sidbury Hill, itself a significant Iron Age hillfort, suggests its role within a broader system of landscape management and settlement control in the region. The earthwork represents the archaeological evidence of organised boundary definition characteristic of Iron Age communities in southern Britain.

Section of boundary earthwork east of Sidbury Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010063. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Section of boundary earthwork east of Sidbury Hill?

Section of boundary earthwork east of Sidbury Hill is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010063.

Who is responsible for protecting Section of boundary earthwork east of Sidbury Hill?

Section of boundary earthwork east of Sidbury Hill 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 1010063.

What other scheduled monuments are near Section of boundary earthwork east of Sidbury Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wilbury House round barrow (8.8 km), Bowl barrow 260m SSW of Laundry Bungalows (8.8 km), Two bowl barrows 200m south of Laundry Bungalows (8.8 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.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Historical Maps
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Section of boundary earthwork east of Sidbury Hill

Section of boundary earthwork east of Sidbury Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.