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Interrupted ditch system is a Neolithic monument located in Oxfordshire, comprising a series of discontinuous defensive ditches characteristic of causewayed enclosures dating to the early Neolithic period, approximately 3700-3500 BCE. The interrupted or segmented nature of the ditches, with regular gaps along their course, represents a distinctive feature of Neolithic communal gathering places and suggests ritual or ceremonial significance alongside any defensive function. The monument reflects the early agricultural communities' integration into the landscape of Oxfordshire during the transition from hunter-gatherer to settled farming societies. Such interrupted ditch systems are now understood as important archaeological evidence for understanding early Neolithic settlement patterns, social organisation, and ceremonial practice in southern England.
Interrupted ditch system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006340. View the official record →
Interrupted ditch system is a Neolithic monument located in Oxfordshire, comprising a series of discontinuous defensive ditches characteristic of causewayed enclosures dating to the early Neolithic period, approximately 3700-3500 BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006340.
Interrupted ditch system 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 1006340.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Age and Romano British settlement remains and associated features, 1km south east of Leaze Farm (4.5 km), Wyke monastic grange and section of 18th century turnpike road, 780m south of Tudor Farm (5.7 km), Badbury camp (7.2 km).
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