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The Iron Age settlement located approximately 500 metres south-west of Black Bourton in Oxfordshire is a prehistoric archaeological site representing occupation during the Iron Age period. The settlement survives as an ancient monument of regional significance, documenting patterns of settlement and land use in the Upper Thames valley during the pre-Roman Iron Age. The site contributes to understanding of Iron Age community organisation and subsistence practices in central southern Britain, though its specific structural features and extent require archaeological investigation for fuller characterisation.
Iron Age settlement centring 500m SW of Black Bourton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002924. View the official record →
The Iron Age settlement located approximately 500 metres south-west of Black Bourton in Oxfordshire is a prehistoric archaeological site representing occupation during the Iron Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002924.
Iron Age settlement centring 500m SW of Black Bourton 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 1002924.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Radcot Bridge (4.2 km), Burroway enclosure (4.5 km), Trackways 500yds (460m) E of St George's Church (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Iron Age settlement centring 500m SW of Black Bourton'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.
Iron Age settlement centring 500m SW of Black Bourton stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.