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The Complex of rectangular enclosures, ring ditches and tracks is a prehistoric monument located in Oxfordshire, comprising multiple structural elements that reflect sustained settlement and land use patterns. The site consists of rectangular enclosures, circular or near-circular ring ditches, and associated trackways that together suggest Bronze Age or Iron Age occupation and agricultural management of the landscape. The ring ditches likely represent the levelled remains of burial mounds or domestic structures, whilst the linear features indicate organised approaches to land division and movement across the site. Such complexes are characteristic of later prehistoric settlement hierarchies in southern England, providing evidence of territorial organisation and continuity of land use across successive periods.
Complex of rectangular enclosures, ring ditches and tracks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006342. View the official record →
The Complex of rectangular enclosures, ring ditches and tracks is a prehistoric monument located in Oxfordshire, comprising multiple structural elements that reflect sustained settlement and land use patterns. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006342.
Complex of rectangular enclosures, ring ditches and tracks 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 1006342.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow cemetery 290m east of Old Shifford Farm (1.3 km), New Bridge (2.1 km), Prehistoric and later settlements near Northmoor (2.4 km).
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