Scheduled MonumentsEnglandEnclosures 1500m SE of Little Faringdon

Enclosures 1500m SE of Little Faringdon

England
List entry 1006316
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006316
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
8.39 hectares
Grid reference
SP 23979 00824, SP 24030 00645
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Enclosures 1500m SE of Little Faringdon is a prehistoric monument located in Oxfordshire. The site comprises earthwork enclosures of Iron Age date, representing settlement or land management practices of the pre-Roman period. The monument survives as buried or surface archaeological deposits and earthworks that contribute to understanding of Iron Age settlement patterns in the region. Such enclosures typically served functions including habitation, stock control, or ceremonial use during this period of British prehistory.

Enclosures 1500m SE of Little Faringdon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006316. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Enclosures 1500m SE of Little Faringdon?

Enclosures 1500m SE of Little Faringdon is a prehistoric monument located in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006316.

Who is responsible for protecting Enclosures 1500m SE of Little Faringdon?

Enclosures 1500m SE of Little Faringdon 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 1006316.

What other scheduled monuments are near Enclosures 1500m SE of Little Faringdon?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Badbury camp (6.3 km), Tithe barn (7.2 km), Two Highworth circles 600m south east of North Leaze Farm (7.2 km).

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Overview
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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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Enclosures 1500m SE of Little Faringdon

Enclosures 1500m SE of Little Faringdon stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.