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The eastern of two rectangular enclosures on Great Litchfield Down, situated south-southwest of Ladle Hill in Hampshire, is an Iron Age monument of archaeological significance. The enclosure is defined by substantial earthwork banks and ditches forming a rectilinear plan characteristic of later prehistoric settlement and land division. Its proximity to the hill fort at Ladle Hill and position within the chalk downland landscape suggests it functioned as part of a broader pattern of Iron Age occupation and territorial organisation in this region of Hampshire. The precise chronology and function of the enclosure, whether domestic, agricultural, or defensive in character, remains a matter of archaeological interpretation based on surface survey and limited excavation evidence.
The eastern of two rectangular enclosures on Great Litchfield Down, SSW of Ladle Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012040. View the official record →
The eastern of two rectangular enclosures on Great Litchfield Down, situated south-southwest of Ladle Hill in Hampshire, is an Iron Age monument of archaeological significance. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012040.
The eastern of two rectangular enclosures on Great Litchfield Down, SSW of Ladle 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 1012040.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 100m east of Thorn Down: one of the group known as Seven Barrows (1.9 km), Round barrow 150yds (140m) E of The Hassock (3.8 km), Earthworks in Danegrove Copse (4 km).
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