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Wansdyke is a linear earthwork of late Saxon date, likely constructed during the sixth or seventh century as a territorial boundary or defensive barrier in the Wiltshire landscape. The monument consists of a substantial bank and ditch, measuring approximately 420 metres in the section recorded between Broads Green and Paddock Farm, though the work forms part of a much longer dyke system extending across the region. The earthwork demonstrates the engineering capabilities and territorial organisation of post-Roman Saxon communities, serving functions related to land division, defence, or administrative control during the early medieval period. The physical remains, preserved as an upstanding bank with associated ditch, represent a significant example of Saxon linear earthworks and remain an important archaeological resource for understanding early medieval settlement patterns and landscape use in Wiltshire.
Wansdyke: 460yds (420m) SE of Broads Green to 266yds (240m) NE of Paddock Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003785. View the official record →
Wansdyke is a linear earthwork of late Saxon date, likely constructed during the sixth or seventh century as a territorial boundary or defensive barrier in the Wiltshire landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003785.
Wansdyke: 460yds (420m) SE of Broads Green to 266yds (240m) NE of Paddock 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 1003785.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long barrow on King's Play Hill, 430m north west of Hill Cottage (1.7 km), Oliver's Camp and two round barrows outside Oliver's Camp (2.5 km), Bowl barrow 60m east of Roundway Hill Covert (3.1 km).
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Research the area around Wansdyke: 460yds (420m) SE of Broads Green to 266yds (240m) NE of Paddock Farm