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Enclosure in Brighstone Forest is a prehistoric earthwork located in Hampshire. The monument consists of a roughly circular or oval enclosure defined by a bank and ditch, characteristic of Bronze Age or Iron Age settlement patterns, though its precise dating remains uncertain without excavation. The earthwork represents a rare surviving example of ancient land division and habitation within what is now forested terrain. Such enclosures served variously as defensive structures, livestock management facilities, or domestic settlements during the later prehistoric period.
Enclosure in Brighstone Forest is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007784. View the official record →
Enclosure in Brighstone Forest is a prehistoric earthwork located in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007784.
Enclosure in Brighstone Forest 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 1007784.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A twin barrow and bowl barrow 1.6km WSW of Cheverton Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Cheverton Down (1.1 km), Rock Roman villa (2 km), Bowl barrow known as 'Black Barrow': 670m NNE of Longstone Farmhouse (2.8 km).
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