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Banjo type is a native settlement in Hampshire, England, dating to the Iron Age. The site takes its name from the distinctive banjo-shaped enclosure characteristic of late Iron Age settlement forms in southern Britain, comprising a circular or oval domestic area connected to a linear agricultural annex or stock management zone. Such settlements represent a significant phase of settlement organisation in the region, reflecting patterns of land use and social arrangement during the late pre-Roman Iron Age. The monument survives as an earthwork and contributes to archaeological understanding of native settlement hierarchy and economic practices in Hampshire during this period.
'Banjo type' native settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001814. View the official record →
Banjo type is a native settlement in Hampshire, England, dating to the Iron Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001814.
'Banjo type' native settlement 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 1001814.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross dyke 720m west of Cheesefoot Head (6.9 km), Three bowl barrows on Fawley Down, 580m west of Cheesefoot Head (6.9 km), Bell barrow, bowl barrow and regular aggregate field system immediately east of Ganderdown Farm (7.8 km).
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