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Two boundary earthworks on the west of Rushall Down is a prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, comprising a pair of linear earthen banks positioned on the western slope of Rushall Down. These features are characteristic of Bronze Age or Iron Age land division systems, representing boundaries that would have controlled movement and defined territorial or agricultural holdings across the landscape. The earthworks survive as low banks and associated ditches, their precise dating and original function within the settlement hierarchy of the Salisbury Plain region remaining subjects of ongoing archaeological interest. As scheduled ancient monuments, they form part of the significant concentration of prehistoric remains found within this area of Wiltshire.
Two boundary earthworks on the west of Rushall Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009813. View the official record →
Two boundary earthworks on the west of Rushall Down is a prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, comprising a pair of linear earthen banks positioned on the western slope of Rushall Down. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009813.
Two boundary earthworks on the west of Rushall 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 1009813.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 830m south west of Greenlands Bungalow, east of Shrewton (9.9 km), Bowl barrow 400m south east of Greenland Farm, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery west of the Lesser Cursus (9.9 km), Bell barrow 450m south east of Greenland Farm, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery west of the Lesser Cursus (10 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two boundary earthworks on the west of Rushall 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.
Two boundary earthworks on the west of Rushall Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.