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Two cross ridge dykes 710m and 790m east of Wellhead Farm is an ancient monument comprising two linear defensive earthworks located in Wiltshire. These cross ridge dykes are characteristic Iron Age defensive features, designed to block access along ridge-top routes and control movement through the landscape. The dykes consist of banks and ditches constructed to interrupt ridge-line communication and trade routes that would have been important in prehistoric times. Such monuments represent strategic landscape management during the Iron Age period and reflect the territorial organization and defensive priorities of communities in this region of southern England.
Two cross ridge dykes 710m and 790m east of Wellhead Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020372. View the official record →
Two cross ridge dykes 710m and 790m east of Wellhead Farm is an ancient monument comprising two linear defensive earthworks located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020372.
Two cross ridge dykes 710m and 790m east of Wellhead Farm 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 1020372.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 130m south-west of North End Farm (8.3 km), Strip lynchets immediately south west of Woodcombe Cleve (8.6 km), Long barrow 250m east of Polebridge Farm (8.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two cross ridge dykes 710m and 790m east of Wellhead Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Two cross ridge dykes 710m and 790m east of Wellhead Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.