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The Carrion Tree Rack is a linear boundary monument located in Rushmore Park, Wiltshire, situated to the south west, south and north east of Park Cottage. The monument comprises a substantial earthwork consisting of a bank and ditch formation that serves as a field or territorial division within the landscape. Dating evidence and morphological characteristics indicate its origins in the medieval period, when such linear features were commonly constructed to demarcate land holdings and manage agricultural practices. The feature represents an important example of the boundary systems that structured the medieval manorial landscape of south Wiltshire.
The Carrion Tree Rack:a linear boundary in Rushmore Park, south west, south and north east of Park Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020727. View the official record →
The Carrion Tree Rack is a linear boundary monument located in Rushmore Park, Wiltshire, situated to the south west, south and north east of Park Cottage. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020727.
The Carrion Tree Rack:a linear boundary in Rushmore Park, south west, south and north east of Park Cottage 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 1020727.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 700m south of Old Turnpike (8.5 km), Round barrow cemetery in Hyde Hill Plantation (8.8 km), Round barrow cemetery 400m and 500m south east of Hyde Hill Plantation (9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Carrion Tree Rack:a linear boundary in Rushmore Park, south west, south and north east of Park Cottage'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.
The Carrion Tree Rack:a linear boundary in Rushmore Park, south west, south and north east of Park Cottage stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.