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Latitude: 51.2498 / 51°14'59"N
Longitude: -1.9366 / 1°56'11"W
OS Eastings: 404518.488827
OS Northings: 150069.230369
OS Grid: SU045500
Mapcode National: GBR 3XL.H6K
Mapcode Global: VHB4W.DV19
Entry Name: Enclosure south-east of Candown Copse
Scheduled Date: 4 January 1990
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1010249
English Heritage Legacy ID: 10022
County: Wiltshire
Civil Parish: Tilshead
Built-Up Area: Tilshead
Traditional County: Wiltshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire
A medieval or later, ovoid enclosure, c.70m east-west x 56m north/south. It
comprises a bank 7m wide with an external ditch 5m wide. The north and south
sides are in the best condition. It is possible that it was never finished.
MAP EXTRACT
The site of the monument is shown on the attached map extract.
Source: Historic England
The most complete and extensive survival of chalk downland archaeological
remains in central southern England occurs on Salisbury Plain, particularly in
those areas lying within the Salisbury Plain Training Area. These remains
represent one of the few extant archaeological "landscapes" in Britain and are
considered to be of special significance because they differ in character from
those in other areas with comparable levels of preservation. Individual sites
on Salisbury Plain are seen as being additionally important because the
evidence of their direct association with each other survives so well.
Enclosures provide important evidence of land use and agricultural practices
in the prehistoric/Romano-British period. The enclosures in the Salisbury
Plain Training Area belong to one of the most important and best preserved
fossil landscapes in southern Britain. The presence of these remains and their
relationship with extensive field systems and settlement complexes are of
critical importance to understanding the character and development of downland
agriculture.
Source: Historic England
Other
Trust for Wessex Archaeology, (1987)
Wiltshire Library & Museum Service, (1987)
Source: Historic England
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