Scheduled MonumentsEnglandWick Down Farm earthwork

Wick Down Farm earthwork

England
List entry 1003250
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003250
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.38 hectares
Grid reference
SU 13532 73316
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wick Down Farm is a Neolithic earthwork located in Wiltshire, England. The site comprises a ditched enclosure that dates to the Neolithic period, representing one of the various defensive or ceremonial structures constructed during this era of early farming communities. The earthwork's physical remains consist of substantial ditches that define the enclosed area, evidence of considerable labour investment by its builders. Such monuments reflect the social organisation and land-use practices of Neolithic Wiltshire, a region particularly rich in prehistoric archaeology.

Wick Down Farm earthwork is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003250. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Wick Down Farm earthwork?

Wick Down Farm is a Neolithic earthwork located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003250.

Who is responsible for protecting Wick Down Farm earthwork?

Wick Down Farm earthwork 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 1003250.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wick Down Farm earthwork?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of barrows on Draycott Hill (9.3 km), Earthwork W of New Town Farm (9.4 km), Two round barrows W of New Town Farm (9.4 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Wick Down Farm earthwork

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wick Down Farm earthwork'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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wick Down Farm earthwork

Wick Down Farm earthwork stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.