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Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road

England
List entry 1004719
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004719
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
16.08 hectares
Grid reference
SU 16995 66482, SU 16058 66380, SU 15525 65857, SU 15232 65599, SU 14918 65507, SU 13324 65352, SU 13470 65345, SU 14234 65363, SU 12984 65252, SU 12273 65127, SU 11599 64771, SU 11240 64678
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wansdyke is a linear earthwork of Iron Age or Romano-British date that extends across the Wiltshire downs. This particular section, running south from Furze Hill towards the Marlborough-Pewsey road, forms part of the larger defensive or boundary system that traverses the landscape for several miles. The earthwork comprises a ditch with an associated bank, typical of territorial divisions or defensive works of its period. The monument remains archaeologically significant as evidence of land management and social organisation during the Iron Age or Romano-British transition.

Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004719. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road?

Wansdyke is a linear earthwork of Iron Age or Romano-British date that extends across the Wiltshire downs. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004719.

Who is responsible for protecting Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road?

Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road 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 1004719.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including 'Giant's Grave' long barrow on Milton Hill (8.3 km), 'The Spectacles' (8.6 km), The Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden (9.3 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

'Giant's Grave' long barrow on Milton Hill
8.3 km
'The Spectacles'
8.6 km
The Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden
9.3 km
Round barrow cemetery 320m south east of Down Farm
9.6 km
Bowl barrow 200m north-east of Everleigh Ashes
9.7 km
Medieval village site
9.7 km
Strip lynchet system north of Chisman's Cleeve
9.8 km
Round barrow on Easton Down
9.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road

Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road

West Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~3 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~3.6 milesAveburyArchaeological site · ~4 milesMildenhallRoman town · ~4.8 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~8.5 miles
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