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Sidbury Hill is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure located near Devizes in Wiltshire, England. The monument consists of a series of concentric ditches interrupted by causeways, a characteristic feature of enclosures constructed during the Early Neolithic period, roughly between 3700 and 3200 BCE. Causewayed enclosures such as Sidbury Hill are thought to have served multiple functions, including defence, stock control, or seasonal gathering places for dispersed farming communities. The site remains an important archaeological record of early agricultural settlement and communal practices in Neolithic Britain.
Sidbury Hill and associated monuments is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010138. View the official record →
Sidbury Hill is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure located near Devizes in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010138.
Sidbury Hill and associated monuments 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 1010138.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wilbury House round barrow (8.8 km), Bowl barrow 260m SSW of Laundry Bungalows (8.9 km), Two bowl barrows 200m south of Laundry Bungalows (9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Sidbury Hill and associated monuments'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.
Sidbury Hill and associated monuments stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.