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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 →
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.
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.
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).
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:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Wick Down Farm earthwork stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.