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Ebbsfleet is a Neolithic monument and archaeological site located in the Isle of Thanet, Kent, comprising a series of causewayed enclosures dating to the early Neolithic period, around 3700–3500 BCE. The site consists of multiple concentric or overlapping ditched enclosures, whose interrupted ditch segments are characteristic of causewayed enclosure design. Ebbsfleet represents one of the earliest monumental constructions in Britain and has yielded significant assemblages of pottery, flint tools, and animal bone material that have informed understanding of early Neolithic settlement patterns and ritual practices. The site's excavation history, particularly work conducted in the twentieth century, established it as a key reference point for interpreting the Neolithic transition and the adoption of farming economies in southeast England.
Neolithic sites near Ebbsfleet is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004206. View the official record →
Ebbsfleet is a Neolithic monument and archaeological site located in the Isle of Thanet, Kent, comprising a series of causewayed enclosures dating to the early Neolithic period, around 3700–3500 BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004206.
Neolithic sites near Ebbsfleet 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 1004206.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Springhead Roman site (1.1 km), Roman enclosure SE of Vagniacae (1.6 km), Monastic grange at Friary Court (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Neolithic sites near Ebbsfleet'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 sites near Ebbsfleet stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.