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'Banjo type' native settlement

England
List entry 1001814
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1001814
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
6.3 hectares
Grid reference
SU 53223 34701
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is 'Banjo type' native settlement?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting 'Banjo type' native settlement?

'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.

What other scheduled monuments are near 'Banjo type' native settlement?

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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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

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
Circular and rectangular enclosures at Itchen Stoke and Ovington
7.9 km
St Catherine's Hill hillfort
8.5 km
Romano-British enclosure and later hollow ways on Twyford Down
9 km
Long barrow 250m south-west of Warren Farm
9.4 km
Lynchets on north west spur of Twyford Down
9.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under 'Banjo type' native settlement

'Banjo type' native settlement stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around 'Banjo type' native settlement

WinchesterRoman town · ~4.6 milesSilchesterRoman town · ~18.5 milesOld SarumArchaeological site · ~24.6 milesBattle of Cheriton 1644Battle (1644) · ~5.1 milesFirst Battle of NewburyBattle (1643) · ~19.8 miles
Domesday entry for Avington, Hampshire →
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