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Three associated linear earthworks on Martin Down is a complex of Bronze Age and Iron Age field boundaries and trackways located on the downland of Martin Down in Wiltshire. The earthworks comprise three parallel or near-parallel linear features that traverse the landscape, representing agricultural divisions and routeways characteristic of later prehistoric land use and management. These features demonstrate the systematic organisation of the downland during the Bronze Age and Iron Age periods, reflecting the exploitation and subdivision of this chalk upland terrain for pastoral and arable purposes. The preservation of these earthworks as visible surface features provides important archaeological evidence for prehistoric settlement patterns and the development of the agricultural landscape in central southern England.
Three associated linear earthworks on Martin Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012137. View the official record →
Three associated linear earthworks on Martin Down is a complex of Bronze Age and Iron Age field boundaries and trackways located on the downland of Martin Down in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012137.
Three associated linear earthworks on Martin Down 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 1012137.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Mount Ararat, 550m east of Burrows Farm (8.7 km), Two bowl barrows on Mount Ararat, 865m and 910m north east of Stephen's Castle (8.9 km), Medieval settlement 750m north west of Knowlton (9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Three associated linear earthworks on Martin Down'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.
Three associated linear earthworks on Martin Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.