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The circular and rectangular enclosures at Itchen Stoke and Ovington comprise earthwork remains of probable Iron Age or Romano-British date located in the Itchen valley in Hampshire. The site consists of two distinct enclosure forms, suggesting use during a period when both circular and rectangular structures were in contemporary use, typical of settlement patterns in southern England during the later prehistoric and early Roman periods. The earthworks remain visible as soil marks and slight topographical features within the landscape, preserving evidence of ancient land division and habitation practices. The monument contributes to understanding of settlement patterns and territorial organisation in this region during the Iron Age through Romano-British transition.
Circular and rectangular enclosures at Itchen Stoke and Ovington is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001803. View the official record →
The circular and rectangular enclosures at Itchen Stoke and Ovington comprise earthwork remains of probable Iron Age or Romano-British date located in the Itchen valley in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001803.
Circular and rectangular enclosures at Itchen Stoke and Ovington 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 1001803.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure in Preshaw Wood (5.3 km), Park pale at Marwell, south-east of Cowleaze Copse (6.7 km), Four round barrows in 'Hump Field' S of Stakes Lane (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Circular and rectangular enclosures at Itchen Stoke and Ovington'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.
Circular and rectangular enclosures at Itchen Stoke and Ovington stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.