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Wynford Wood boundary bank is a linear earthwork located in Dorset, England. The bank represents a boundary feature of medieval or post-medieval date, constructed to demarcate land divisions or territorial boundaries within the landscape. The monument survives as a substantial raised bank, which would have functioned alongside associated ditches or hedgerows to define the limits of adjoining properties or administrative divisions. Such boundary banks are common features of the English countryside and provide evidence of the evolving pattern of land management and ownership across successive periods.
Wynford Wood boundary bank is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005576. View the official record →
Wynford Wood boundary bank is a linear earthwork located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005576.
Wynford Wood boundary bank 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 1005576.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts (9.6 km), Long barrow W of Hampton Barn (9.7 km), Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 500m north of Labour-in-Vain Farm (9.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wynford Wood boundary bank'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.
Wynford Wood boundary bank stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.