A Springfield style enclosure, a group of associated prehistoric pits and ditches and an oval barrow 1km NNE of Langdon Abbey

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History & significance

A Springfield style enclosure is a group of associated prehistoric pits and ditches located approximately one kilometre north-north-east of Langdon Abbey in Kent, England. The site is designated as a scheduled monument and represents evidence of Neolithic or Early Bronze Age settlement activity in the region. The enclosure comprises a series of linear and curvilinear ditches with associated pits, characteristic of the Springfield style of prehistoric defensive or ceremonial enclosures documented across south-eastern England. The monument provides archaeological evidence of early agricultural communities that inhabited this area of Kent during the prehistoric period, predating the medieval priory that would later be established nearby.

A Springfield style enclosure, a group of associated prehistoric pits and ditches and an oval barrow 1km NNE of Langdon Abbey is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009020. View the official record →

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