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Banjo enclosure is a prehistoric ditched enclosure located approximately 330 metres south west of Manor Farm near Bedfordshire. The monument consists of a circular or sub-circular ditch with an entrance passage, characteristic of Iron Age settlement enclosures of the first millennium BCE. Such enclosures typically served as stock pens or defensive structures associated with contemporary domestic occupation. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England and represents an important example of prehistoric land use and settlement patterning in the region.
Banjo enclosure, 330m south west of Manor Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013524. View the official record →
Banjo enclosure is a prehistoric ditched enclosure located approximately 330 metres south west of Manor Farm near Bedfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013524.
Banjo enclosure, 330m south west of Manor Farm 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 1013524.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site and associated enclosure at Uphoe Manor Farm 700m east of Lavendon Church. (3.3 km), Lavendon Abbey: the site of a Premonstratensian abbey, fishponds and field system at Lavendon Grange (4.3 km), Turvey Bridge (4.5 km).
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