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The western of two linear earthworks north of West Woodyates Manor is a prehistoric linear boundary or territorial marker located in Dorset. The earthwork survives as a substantial bank and ditch formation characteristic of Iron Age field systems or later prehistoric land divisions in southern Britain. Its precise dating and function remain subjects of archaeological interpretation, though such linear features typically served defensive, administrative, or agricultural purposes during the Iron Age and Romano-British periods. The monument forms part of a broader landscape of prehistoric field boundaries and settlement patterns documented in the Dorset chalklands.
The western of two linear earthworks north of West Woodyates Manor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012139. View the official record →
The western of two linear earthworks north of West Woodyates Manor is a prehistoric linear boundary or territorial marker located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012139.
The western of two linear earthworks north of West Woodyates Manor 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 1012139.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross 70m north of St Michael's Church (8.7 km), Medieval settlement at Brockington, immediately north east of Brockington Farm (8.8 km), Barrow on Parsonage Hill (8.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The western of two linear earthworks north of West Woodyates Manor'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 western of two linear earthworks north of West Woodyates Manor stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.