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Banjo type is a native settlement in Hampshire, England, dating to the Iron Age. The site is characterised by the distinctive banjo-shaped or penannular enclosure plan typical of settlements in southern Britain during the later Iron Age, formed by a curved ditch with an entrance causeway that gives the monument its characteristic appearance. Such settlements served as domestic and possibly defensive structures, reflecting the social organisation and land use patterns of Iron Age communities in the region. The physical remains survive as earthwork features visible in the landscape, providing evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and land management in Hampshire.
'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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