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Four Highworth circles east of North Leaze Farm is a Neolithic monument complex located near Highworth in Wiltshire. The site comprises four circular earthworks, characteristic of ceremonial or ritual monuments from the Neolithic period. These circles represent an important element of the prehistoric ritual landscape of the Wiltshire chalklands, a region particularly rich in Neolithic and Bronze Age monumental activity. The earthworks remain substantially preserved, contributing to the archaeological and historical record of early ceremonial practices in southern Britain.
Four Highworth circles east of North Leaze Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016388. View the official record →
Four Highworth circles east of North Leaze Farm is a Neolithic monument complex located near Highworth in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016388.
Four Highworth circles east of North Leaze Farm 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 1016388.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Highworth circle 200m north east of Common Farm (3 km), Highworth circle 200m south east of Common Farm (3.1 km), Two Highworth circles 250m and 325m north of Eastrop Farm (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Four Highworth circles east of North Leaze Farm'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.
Four Highworth circles east of North Leaze Farm stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.