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The Hatfield Earthwork is a henge monument and associated mound complex located near Marden in Wiltshire, England. Dating to the Neolithic period, the site comprises a substantial henge enclosure formed by a ditch and bank, alongside remains of what appears to have been a monumental earthen mound, indicating significant ritual or ceremonial importance during prehistoric times. The monument represents evidence of organised labour and social complexity characteristic of Neolithic communities in the Wiltshire chalk downlands. The site survives today as earthwork remains, though its form has been modified by agricultural use and the passage of time.
The Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014617. View the official record →
The Hatfield Earthwork is a henge monument and associated mound complex located near Marden in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014617.
The Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden 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 1014617.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ell Barrow, long barrow (7.1 km), Enclosure on Black Heath Down (7.3 km), Compton Farm Romano-British and Early Medieval occupation sites and associated cultivation earthworks (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden'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 Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.