Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCausewayed enclosure, 900m west of Chimney Farm

Causewayed enclosure, 900m west of Chimney Farm

England
List entry 1018656
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018656
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.22 hectares
Grid reference
SP 34858 00724
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Causewayed enclosure, 900m west of Chimney Farm is a Neolithic monument located in Oxfordshire. The site consists of interrupted ditch systems characteristic of causewayed enclosures, a distinctive settlement and ritual monument type dating to the Early Neolithic period, broadly between 3700 and 3100 BC. These enclosures are defined by their segmented ditches with undigged gaps or causeways between sections, a feature that distinguishes them from later continuous defensive works. The monument represents an important aspect of early farming communities in southern Britain and contributes to understanding Neolithic settlement patterns and social organisation in the region.

Causewayed enclosure, 900m west of Chimney Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018656. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Causewayed enclosure, 900m west of Chimney Farm?

Causewayed enclosure, 900m west of Chimney Farm is a Neolithic monument located in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018656.

Who is responsible for protecting Causewayed enclosure, 900m west of Chimney Farm?

Causewayed enclosure, 900m west of Chimney 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 1018656.

What other scheduled monuments are near Causewayed enclosure, 900m west of Chimney Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring ditches (0.8 km), Long mortuary enclosure and associated barrow 120m south of Rushey Weir (2.7 km), Causewayed enclosure and associated features on the south bank of the River Thames, immediately west of Rushey Weir (2.8 km).

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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
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Local Names
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Causewayed enclosure, 900m west of Chimney Farm

Causewayed enclosure, 900m west of Chimney Farm stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.