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The western of two rectangular enclosures on Great Litchfield Down, south-southwest of Ladle Hill, is an Iron Age earthwork monument consisting of a roughly rectangular enclosure defined by substantial banks and ditches. The monument dates to the Iron Age period and is characteristic of the defensive or pastoral enclosures typical of that era in Hampshire. It forms part of a significant concentration of Iron Age settlement evidence in the landscape surrounding Ladle Hill, reflecting the intensive occupation and land use of the downland during the late prehistoric period. The earthwork survives as an upstanding archaeological feature that contributes to understanding the settlement patterns and territorial organisation of Iron Age communities in the region.
The western of two rectangular enclosures on Great Litchfield Down, SSW of Ladle Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012037. View the official record →
The western of two rectangular enclosures on Great Litchfield Down, south-southwest of Ladle Hill, is an Iron Age earthwork monument consisting of a roughly rectangular enclosure defined by substantial banks and ditches. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012037.
The western 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 1012037.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 100m east of Thorn Down: one of the group known as Seven Barrows (1.8 km), Round barrow 150yds (140m) E of The Hassock (3.8 km), Earthworks in Danegrove Copse (3.9 km).
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