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Two chalk military badges 380m and 550m west of Sheep Well

England
List entry 1020134
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020134
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.15 hectares
Grid reference
ST 98351 27063, ST 98530 26978
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two chalk military badges 380m and 550m west of Sheep Well is a scheduled ancient monument comprising two distinct chalk-cut figures located on the chalk downland of Wiltshire. These badges, recorded as military insignia, are positioned at specific distances westward from Sheep Well and represent examples of chalk figures cut into the landscape, a practice with documented instances across the English chalk country. The monument is designated for protection as an archaeological site of historical interest, reflecting the military heritage associated with training and regimental marking of the English downlands.

Two chalk military badges 380m and 550m west of Sheep Well is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020134. View the official record →

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What is Two chalk military badges 380m and 550m west of Sheep Well?

Two chalk military badges 380m and 550m west of Sheep Well is a scheduled ancient monument comprising two distinct chalk-cut figures located on the chalk downland of Wiltshire.

Who is responsible for protecting Two chalk military badges 380m and 550m west of Sheep Well?

Two chalk military badges 380m and 550m west of Sheep Well 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 1020134.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two chalk military badges 380m and 550m west of Sheep Well?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Scrubbity Barrows: a round barrow cemetery in Scrubbity Coppice (9.2 km), Bowl barrow in Barrow Coppice, 660m north of Wayside Cottage (9.2 km), Enclosure in Brookes Coppice, 600m north west of Five Elms (9.6 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Scrubbity Barrows: a round barrow cemetery in Scrubbity Coppice
9.2 km
Bowl barrow in Barrow Coppice, 660m north of Wayside Cottage
9.2 km
Enclosure in Brookes Coppice, 600m north west of Five Elms
9.6 km
Bowl barrow in Calcots Wood, 550m east of Tollard Farm
10 km
South Lodge camp Bronze Age enclosure with associated field system and round barrow cemetery, 350m east of Rushmore Farm
10 km
Wor Barrow and two bowl barrows on Handley Down
10 km
Barrow W of village
10.1 km
Group of round barrows on Oakley Down
10.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two chalk military badges 380m and 550m west of Sheep Well

Two chalk military badges 380m and 550m west of Sheep Well stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Two chalk military badges 380m and 550m west of Sheep Well

Old SarumArchaeological site · ~10 milesStonehengeArchaeological site · ~12.7 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~22 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~23.8 miles
Domesday entry for Sutton, Wiltshire →
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