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Sub-rectangular enclosure in Great Bradford Wood is a prehistoric earthwork located in Wiltshire. The monument comprises a sub-rectangular ditched enclosure of Bronze Age date, forming part of the wider archaeological landscape of the Wiltshire downlands. The earthwork is defined by substantial banks and ditches that delineate its perimeter, though its precise function remains uncertain within the range of Bronze Age settlement and territorial practices. The site is registered on the National Heritage List for England as a scheduled monument, reflecting its archaeological importance as evidence of prehistoric land organisation and settlement patterns in the region.
Sub-rectangular enclosure in Great Bradford Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019731. View the official record →
Sub-rectangular enclosure in Great Bradford Wood is a prehistoric earthwork located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019731.
Sub-rectangular enclosure in Great Bradford 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 1019731.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Shrunken Settlement of Paxcroft to east of Lower Paxcroft Farm (4.7 km), Iford Bridge (4.8 km), Farleigh Hungerford Castle (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Sub-rectangular enclosure in Great Bradford 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.
Sub-rectangular enclosure in Great Bradford Wood stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.