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Causewayed enclosure 175m west of Wheler Lodge Farm is a Neolithic monument located in Leicestershire. The site consists of interrupted ditch circuits characteristic of causewayed enclosures, a distinctive settlement and ritual form of the fourth millennium BCE. These monuments served multiple functions including livestock management, seasonal gathering places, and ceremonial purposes. The Wheler Lodge Farm enclosure contributes to understanding of early Neolithic settlement patterns and community organisation in the East Midlands region.
Causewayed enclosure 175m west of Wheler Lodge Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019477. View the official record →
Causewayed enclosure 175m west of Wheler Lodge Farm is a Neolithic monument located in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019477.
Causewayed enclosure 175m west of Wheler Lodge Farm 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 1019477.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Sulby medieval settlement (1.7 km), Premonstratensian abbey at Sulby Abbey Farm (3 km), Moated site and fishponds south-west of Highfields Farm (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Causewayed enclosure 175m west of Wheler Lodge Farm'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.
Causewayed enclosure 175m west of Wheler Lodge Farm stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.