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The monument complex located 510 metres south-west of St Mary's Church in Essex is a Neolithic and Bronze Age ritual and funerary landscape comprising a henge, round barrow cemeteries, and enclosure features identified through cropmark archaeology. The henge represents a significant ceremonial centre of the Neolithic period, whilst the associated round barrows indicate intensive funerary use spanning the Bronze Age. The enclosure cropmarks suggest further structural organisation of the landscape, reflecting the settlement and ceremonial patterns characteristic of later prehistoric Essex. Together these features comprise an important concentration of prehistoric monuments demonstrating sustained ritual and burial practice across several millennia.
Henge, round barrow cemeteries and enclosure cropmarks 510m south-west of St Mary's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1489898. View the official record →
The monument complex located 510 metres south-west of St Mary's Church in Essex is a Neolithic and Bronze Age ritual and funerary landscape comprising a henge, round barrow cemeteries, and enclosure features identified through cropmark archaeology. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1489898.
Henge, round barrow cemeteries and enclosure cropmarks 510m south-west of St Mary's Church 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 1489898.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crop mark site S of Ardleigh (3.5 km), Neolithic enclosure 510m north-east of Lawford House (3.7 km), Round barrow W of Lawford Hall (4.7 km).
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