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Banjo enclosure, two barrows and associated field system in Blagden Copse is a Bronze Age and Iron Age monument complex located in Hampshire, England. The site comprises a characteristic banjo-shaped enclosure, a form typical of later prehistoric settlement in southern Britain, together with two burial mounds and evidence of an organised field system, indicating sustained occupation and agricultural management across the prehistoric period. The banjo enclosure, defined by substantial banks and ditches, represents a domestic or ritual focal point, whilst the barrows demonstrate funerary practices and the field system suggests the systematic division and cultivation of the surrounding landscape. The complex illustrates the developing settlement patterns and land use practices of Bronze Age and Iron Age Hampshire communities.
Banjo enclosure, two barrows and associated field system in Blagden Copse is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009843. View the official record →
Banjo enclosure, two barrows and associated field system in Blagden Copse is a Bronze Age and Iron Age monument complex located in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009843.
Banjo enclosure, two barrows and associated field system in Blagden Copse 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 1009843.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Age enclosure and associated earthworks in the north east corner of Blagden Copse (0.3 km), Berisbury camp near Hampshire Gate (4.1 km), Long Barrow 350m south-east of Nutbane (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Banjo enclosure, two barrows and associated field system in Blagden Copse's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Banjo enclosure, two barrows and associated field system in Blagden Copse stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.