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The causewayed enclosure and settlement enclosures immediately north west of Shire Gate is a Neolithic monument located in Gloucestershire. The site comprises earthwork remains consisting of interrupted ditch systems characteristic of causewayed enclosures, a monument type primarily associated with the Early Neolithic period in Britain. Such enclosures typically functioned as gathering places, ritual centres, or defended settlements, though the precise function of this particular example remains subject to archaeological interpretation. The site's survival as upstanding earthworks makes it significant for understanding Early Neolithic settlement patterns and land use in the Cotswolds region.
Causewayed enclosure and settlement enclosures immediately north west of Shire Gate is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016631. View the official record →
The causewayed enclosure and settlement enclosures immediately north west of Shire Gate is a Neolithic monument located in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016631.
Causewayed enclosure and settlement enclosures immediately north west of Shire Gate 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 1016631.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Halfpenny Bridge (5.4 km), St John's Hospital (5.6 km), Medieval settlement remains at Inglesham (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Causewayed enclosure and settlement enclosures immediately north west of Shire Gate'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 and settlement enclosures immediately north west of Shire Gate stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.