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The Neolithic enclosure located 510 metres north-east of Lawford House is a prehistoric earthwork of early farming settlement date. The monument consists of a ditched enclosure whose archaeological character reflects the subsistence and territorial practices of early Neolithic communities in Essex. Such enclosures typically served functions relating to gathering, ritual activity, or stock management during the period roughly between 4000 and 3000 BCE. The site's survival and scheduled protection acknowledge its importance as evidence of the earliest agricultural settlement patterns in this region of south-east England.
Neolithic enclosure 510m north-east of Lawford House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002157. View the official record →
The Neolithic enclosure located 510 metres north-east of Lawford House is a prehistoric earthwork of early farming settlement date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002157.
Neolithic enclosure 510m north-east of Lawford House 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 1002157.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow W of Lawford Hall (1.2 km), Ring ditches SW of Reed Island (1.9 km), Mistley Towers (2.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Neolithic enclosure 510m north-east of Lawford House'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.
Neolithic enclosure 510m north-east of Lawford House stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.