Scheduled MonumentsEnglandLong mortuary enclosure and ring ditch 250m south west of Week Meadow Farm

Long mortuary enclosure and ring ditch 250m south west of Week Meadow Farm

England
List entry 1020071
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Long mortuary enclosure and ring ditch 250m south west of Week Meadow Farm is a Neolithic funerary monument located in Devon. The site comprises a long mortuary enclosure associated with a ring ditch, representing ritual and burial practices characteristic of the early Neolithic period. Such enclosures served as ceremonial and depositional spaces for the dead, with the ring ditch element suggesting a separate ritual feature, possibly indicating sequential or differentiated burial practices at the location. The monument survives as an archaeological earthwork and contributes to understanding of Neolithic settlement, death practices, and territorial organisation in south-western England.

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 →

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What is Long mortuary enclosure and ring ditch 250m south west of Week Meadow Farm?

Long mortuary enclosure and ring ditch 250m south west of Week Meadow Farm is a Neolithic funerary monument located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020071.

Who is responsible for protecting Long mortuary enclosure and ring ditch 250m south west of Week Meadow Farm?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Long mortuary enclosure and ring ditch 250m south west of Week Meadow Farm?

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).

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