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The mortuary enclosure and ring ditch situated 250 metres south-west of Week Meadow Farm is a Neolithic monument comprising a rectangular ditched enclosure associated with a circular ditch feature. The site dates to the early Neolithic period, roughly 4000–3000 BCE, representing the ritual and funerary practices of early agricultural communities in Devon. The mortuary enclosure would have served as a venue for ritual activities connected with the dead, whilst the ring ditch may indicate a burial mound or ceremonial structure. Such monuments are characteristic of the early Neolithic landscape of south-west England and provide evidence of the transition to settled farming communities and their associated ceremonial practices.
Long mortuary enclosure and ring ditch 250m south west of Week Meadow Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020071. View the official record →
The mortuary enclosure and ring ditch situated 250 metres south-west of Week Meadow Farm is a Neolithic monument comprising a rectangular ditched enclosure associated with a circular ditch feature. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020071.
Long mortuary enclosure and ring ditch 250m south west of Week Meadow 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 1020071.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairnfield, cairn and a length of the Taw Marsh Reave 830m ESE of Moorland House (9.3 km), A round cairn on Watchet Hill (9.4 km), Round cairn on Cosdon Hill, 1010m north of Cosdon Beacon (9.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Long mortuary enclosure and ring ditch 250m south west of Week Meadow Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Long mortuary enclosure and ring ditch 250m south west of Week Meadow Farm stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.