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Bronze Age enclosure is a prehistoric monument located in Rutland, England, dating to the Bronze Age period. The site consists of an enclosed area defined by a ditch and bank system, typical of domestic or ceremonial enclosures from this era. Such enclosures served various functions within Bronze Age settlement patterns, potentially used for livestock management, habitation, or ritual purposes. The monument represents an important archaeological record of prehistoric land use and social organisation in the East Midlands region during the second millennium before the common era.
Bronze Age enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005043. View the official record →
Bronze Age enclosure is a prehistoric monument located in Rutland, England, dating to the Bronze Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005043.
Bronze Age enclosure 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 1005043.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Hill motte and bailey, Beaumont Chase (2.2 km), Bridge over River Chater (2.5 km), Martinsthorpe deserted medieval village (2.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bronze Age enclosure's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bronze Age enclosure stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.