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Burroway enclosure is a prehistoric monument located in Oxfordshire. The site consists of an earthwork enclosure of Iron Age date, representing settlement or defensive infrastructure characteristic of the later prehistoric period in the region. The monument survives as an archaeological earthwork, preserving evidence of Iron Age settlement patterns and land use in the upper Thames valley. Its designation reflects its importance as a record of Iron Age occupation and social organisation in Oxfordshire.
Burroway enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013417. View the official record →
Burroway enclosure is a prehistoric monument located in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013417.
Burroway 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 1013417.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Causewayed enclosure and associated features on the south bank of the River Thames, immediately west of Rushey Weir (1.2 km), Long mortuary enclosure and associated barrow 120m south of Rushey Weir (1.5 km), Radcot Bridge (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Burroway 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.
Burroway enclosure stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.