Knoll Down Earthwork

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
SU05106958

Also known as:

Monument No. 215784

Nearest town:

Calne (5km W)

OS reference:

SU05106958

OS sheet:

173

Latitude:

51° 25' 28.79 N

Longitude:

1° 55' 35.91 W

Added to TMA by

Chance

Images (1)
Miscellaneous (1)

Images

Image of Knoll Down Earthwork (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

Looking along the low earthwork near the Knoll Down end, towards Oldbury hillfort on the skyline.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.9.2013)

thesweetcheat Nov 17, 2013

Articles

Knoll Down Earthwork

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork

Chance Oct 30, 2012

Details of earthwork on Pastscape

Linear earthwork of presumed later prehistoric date, comprising an earthwork bank and ditch, running roughly east-west from Knoll Down towards White Horse Plantation. Three sections are the subject of two schedulings.

A generally well preserved, grass covered, linear boundary bank and ditch (erroneously described by Crawford (a) as the Old Bath Road – this feature is published and described on OS 25” about 100.0m to the N – extending almost continuously for 2320m in a NW-SE direction, from SU 05106958 to SU 07366918 along the S side of a dry valley in which are vestiges of Field Systems (see SU 06 NE 98, 123) A gap in the linear of some 200.0m occurs between SU 06976945 and SU 07136932 where its
continuity is represented by crop marks and a parish boundary. The earthwork has an average width of 12.0m with a flat-topped bank up to 7.0m wide and 1.2m high, but considerably reduced on the S facing scarp where it passes through arable and a ditch up to 1.0m deep on the higher side. At its N end the bank and ditch has been utilised and overlaid by a probable Md or later sheep penning (see SU 06 NE 50), and at its eastern extremity, the S side of the bank partially overlies the outer bank of a saucer barrow (see SU 06 NE 48). It seems most probable that the linear represents a LBA/EIA ranch type boundary. Published 1:2500 survey revised. (1) The possible prehistoric linear earthwork has also been mapped from air photographs. (2)

Sites within 20km of Knoll Down Earthwork

Cherhill Down and Oldbury

Hillfort • 0.43km SSW

52

4

13

2
Oldbury Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 0.49km WSW

3

2
Cherhill 4

Round Barrow(s) • 0.53km ENE

6
Calne Without

Long Barrow • 0.69km WSW

7

1
Cherhill cross dyke

Dyke • 0.88km WSW

4
Cherhill Hill (West)

Round Barrow(s) • 1.28km WSW

10

1
West Down Gallops Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 1.49km E

6

2
Old Bath Road Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 1.64km ENE

9

2
Yatesbury Field Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 1.92km NE

1
Yatesbury Field Cursus

Cursus • 1.99km ENE

1
Knoll Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 2.16km E

1

1
Mount Wood

Round Barrow(s) • 2.2km WNW

6

4
West Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 2.22km ESE

1
West Down Roman Road Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 2.26km E

7

2
Little London Pair

Round Barrow(s) • 2.37km NE

4

4
North Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.4km ESE

31

7

1
Little London Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.46km NE

1
Yatesbury Village Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.5km NE

1
Noland’s Farm Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.53km NNE

1
Fox Covert Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 2.57km E

2

2
Harepit Way

Ancient Trackway • 2.63km E

1
Baltic Farm

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.04km S

2

2
Morgan’s Hill (eastern group)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.24km SSW

10

1
Morgan’s Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 3.31km SW

25

3
Penning Barn

Round Barrow(s) • 3.41km E

1

2
Horslip

Long Barrow • 3.61km ENE

3

1

3
Easton Down

Long Barrow • 3.68km SE

22

1
Shepherds Shore Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.71km SSW

1
Long Stones

Long Barrow • 3.72km E

10

1

6
The Longstone Cove

Standing Stones • 3.8km E

62

2

13

2
Roughridge Hill

Long Barrow • 3.89km SSE

4

3

1
South Street

Long Barrow • 3.91km E

6

4

1
Horton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 3.96km SE

1

1
Beckhampton Avenue

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 4km E

8

4

3

1
Windmill Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 4.02km ENE

79

4

15

3
Wagon and Horses Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.07km E

1
Beckhampton Road Enclosures

Enclosure • 4.1km E

2
Beckhampton Penning Enclosure

Enclosure • 4.55km E

1
Easton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 4.69km SSE

1
Beckhampton Penning Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.87km E

1
Silbury Hill

Artificial Mound • 4.88km E

156

180

45

15
Avebury

Stone Circle • 5km ENE

339

3

222

89

12
Millbarrow

Long Barrow • 5.05km ENE

1

1
The Cove

Standing Stones • 5.06km ENE

54

1

5

2
Kitchen Barrow

Long Barrow • 5.1km SE

8

3
Winterbourne Monkton (Churchyard)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.23km ENE

3

3

2
Swallowhead Springs

Sacred Well • 5.23km E

34

1

5

9

1
West Kennett Avenue

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 5.28km E

130

1

5

12

3
Tan Hill (west)

Round Barrow(s) • 5.3km SE

15

3
Beckhampton Plantation Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 5.33km E

1

2
Avenue stone with axe grinding marks

Carving • 5.34km E

10

2
Allington Down

Round Barrow(s) • 5.35km ESE

12

3
Waden Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.41km E

5

1

2
King’s Play Hill

Long Barrow • 5.5km SW

20

3
West Kennet Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 5.57km E

175

1

14

36

7
West Kennet Avenue Settlement Site

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.59km E

25

4
The Shelving Stones

Long Barrow • 5.61km ENE

1
Roundway Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 5.62km SSW

9

1
Silbaby

Artificial Mound • 5.63km E

17

17

7
Falkners Circle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 5.65km E

1
Falkner’s Circle

Stone Circle • 5.79km E

25

2

13

2
Falkners Circle mounds and barrows

Artificial Mound • 5.81km E

1

2
West Kennett Palisaded Enclosures

Enclosure • 5.97km E

2

2

1
Tan Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.06km SE

6

2

5

1
West Kennet Hollow Way

Ancient Trackway • 6.09km E

1
Tan Hill (east)

Dyke • 6.15km ESE

10
Avebury Down

Round Barrow(s) • 6.44km ENE

26

1
Penning

Round Barrow(s) • 6.48km ENE

12

2
Rybury

Causewayed Enclosure • 6.51km SE

32

2

1
The Sanctuary

Timber Circle • 6.57km E

59

1

1

16

4
Winterbourne Monkton oval mound

Round Barrow(s) • 6.69km ENE

1
Overton Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.88km E

106

1

3

6
Harestone Down barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.96km E

5
Harestone Down Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 6.97km E

21

2

3
Laggus Farm Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 7.02km WSW

1
Oliver’s Castle

Hillfort • 7.04km SW

30

1

14
East Kennett Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 7.05km E

56

5

8

1
Roundway Hill Covert

Round Barrow(s) • 7.14km SW

3
Monkton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 7.2km ENE

10

3
Winterbourne Bassett

Stone Circle • 7.39km NE

34

5

14

1
Mother Anthony’s Well

Sacred Well • 7.49km SW

4

1

1

3
Little Avebury

Stone Circle • 7.72km E

18

2
Down Barn standing stones

Standing Stones • 7.83km E

4

1
Experimental Earthwork

Artificial Mound • 7.84km ENE

6

2

2
Overton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 7.89km ENE

18

2
Bowood Park Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 7.97km WSW

1
White Horse Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.99km ESE

9

2
Pickledean Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 7.99km ENE

10

2
Berwick Bassett Down

Round Barrow(s) • 8.08km ENE

3

1
Bowood

8.29km W

1
Hoare Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.29km W

1
The Mother’s Jam

Natural Rock Feature • 8.34km ENE

15

1

7
Knap Cottage Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.41km ESE

2

1
Monster Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 8.42km ENE

6

1
Old Chapel

Long Barrow • 8.45km ENE

2
Fyfield Down

Natural Rock Feature • 8.48km ENE

17

4

1
Adam’s Grave

Long Barrow • 8.69km ESE

51

18
Knap Hill and Walker’s Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.75km ESE

4

4
Adam’s Grave Fallen Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.83km ESE

3

2
Knap Hill Pass

Ancient Trackway • 8.83km ESE

2
Fiddlers Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.98km NE

1

1
Piggle Dene

Natural Rock Feature • 9.05km E

18

2
Rough Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 9.1km ENE

1
Fyfield Down settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.1km ENE

4
Knap Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 9.18km ESE

33

1

13

1
Hackpen Hill (Wiltshire)

9.2km NE

3

1

7
Rough Hill Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.2km ENE

1
Fyfield 1 and 2 barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 9.21km ENE

2

1
Brade Wyll

Sacred Well • 9.28km ESE

2

1
Alton Priors

Christianised Site • 9.39km ESE

12

2

7

1
Long Tom (Fyfield)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.43km ENE

6

1

4

1
Lockeridge Dene

Natural Rock Feature • 9.45km E

20

5
White Barrow (Lockeridge)

Long Barrow • 9.47km E

1
Golden Ball Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.57km ESE

10

3
Ridgeway (Southernmost Remains)

Ancient Trackway • 9.69km ESE

8

1

1
Manton Down

Long Barrow • 9.72km ENE

10

2

6
Loxwell

Sacred Well • 9.78km W

3
Devil’s Den

Chambered Tomb • 9.97km ENE

91

1

4

27

2
Temple Bottom

Long Barrow • 10.16km ENE

1

3
The Hanging Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.26km SE

3

3
Clatford Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 10.29km E

1
Draycott Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.45km E

25

2

1
Barrow Copse

Long Barrow • 11.1km E

25

4

1
Broad Stones (Clatford)

Stone Circle • 11.18km E

1

2
Bincknoll Castle

Hillfort • 11.2km NNE

11

2
Picked Hill

Sacred Hill • 11.23km ESE

8

5
Woodborough Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 11.3km SE

3

3
Manton Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.37km E

6

6
Ogbourne Maizey Down Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.68km ENE

1

1
Naish Hill

Hillfort • 11.7km WSW

2

3
Barton Copse Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 11.79km ENE

1
Marden Henge (and Hatfield Barrow)

Henge • 12.02km SE

7

3

23

3
Barbury Castle

Hillfort • 12.02km NE

40

3

18

1
Huish Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.03km E

8

1
Swanborough Tump

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.35km ESE

3

1

6
Granham Hill

Long Barrow • 12.93km E

2
Marlborough Common Golf Course Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 12.93km ENE

3
Giant’s Grave (Martinsell)

Promontory Fort • 13.12km E

16

1

3
Marlborough Mound

Artificial Mound • 13.19km E

14

7

11

2
Martinsell

Hillfort • 13.78km E

14

7
Ogbourne St Andrew Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.92km ENE

15

1

8
Ogbourne St Andrew Church

Standing Stones • 13.92km ENE

6

3
Pewsey Church

Standing Stones • 14.53km ESE

7

1
Broadbury Banks

Hillfort • 14.62km SE

2
Pewsey

Standing Stones • 14.95km ESE

6

3
Whitefield Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 14.95km ENE

1
Forest Hill Farm

Hillfort • 15.77km E

3

2
Burderop Wood Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 16.33km NE

1
Rushy Platt Bowl Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.5km NNE

2

1

1
Devil’s Footprint

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.53km NE

1
Mud Lane Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.69km E

1
Savernake

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.69km E

8

3
Ringsbury

Hillfort • 17.26km N

16

1

5
Casterley Camp

Hillfort • 17.29km SE

2

2
Holy Well

Sacred Well • 17.31km W

2
Broome Long Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.36km NE

1
Broome Temple

Stone Circle • 17.36km NE

2
Square Copse Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.47km E

1
Savernake Temple

Ancient Temple • 17.73km E

1
Giant’s Grave (Milton Hill)

Long Barrow • 17.74km ESE

15

3
Coate Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 17.82km NE

2
Lanhill

Long Barrow • 18.08km W

35

1

11

1
Savernake Lodge

Round Barrow(s) • 18.15km E

5

1
Ell Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.34km SSE

1
Coate Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 18.36km NE

13

7

19

1
Bushy Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.48km W

1

2

1
Chisenbury Camp

Hillfort • 18.64km ESE

1
Liddington Castle

Hillfort • 18.68km ENE

30

4

3
Slay Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.75km SSE

1
Down Farm Group

Round Barrow(s) • 18.77km ESE

2

3
Everleigh Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.84km ESE

11

1

3
Easton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 18.97km E

2

1
Shipley Bottom

Round Barrow(s) • 19.19km ENE

3

1
Grant’s Firs Group

Round Barrow(s) • 19.27km ESE

1
Enford

Round Barrow(s) • 19.52km SE

3

1

2
Oldhat Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.77km ESE

12

1

1
Lidbury Camp

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.88km ESE

1
Liddington Warren Farm

Long Barrow • 19.99km ENE

13

1

3