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The Group of ring ditches and enclosures at Tyringham is a Bronze Age ritual and domestic site located in Buckinghamshire. The monument comprises multiple circular ditched structures, typical of settlement and ceremonial activity dating to the Bronze Age period. The ring ditches indicate the presence of roundhouses and possibly ritual monuments, reflecting patterns of land use and habitation characteristic of Bronze Age communities in the Thames Valley region. The site contributes to understanding the prehistoric occupation and social organisation of this area of central England.
Group of ring ditches and enclosures at Tyringham is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006924. View the official record →
The Group of ring ditches and enclosures at Tyringham is a Bronze Age ritual and domestic site located in Buckinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006924.
Group of ring ditches and enclosures at Tyringham 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 1006924.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tickford Bridge (4.9 km), Moated site, fishponds and associated earthworks 150m south-east of Haversham Manor (6.5 km), Great Linford Brickworks (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Group of ring ditches and enclosures at Tyringham'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.
Group of ring ditches and enclosures at Tyringham stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.