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Oval enclosure 180m NE of Great Orton is a prehistoric earthwork monument situated in Cumberland, England. The site comprises an oval-shaped defensive or ceremonial enclosure, representing settlement or ritual activity from the prehistoric period. The earthwork survives as a substantial soil mark visible in the landscape, though its precise dating and function remain subjects of archaeological interpretation. As a recorded scheduled monument, it forms part of the archaeological record of Iron Age or Bronze Age activity in the north-west of England.
Oval enclosure 180m NE of Great Orton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007253. View the official record →
Oval enclosure 180m NE of Great Orton is a prehistoric earthwork monument situated in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007253.
Oval enclosure 180m NE of Great Orton 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 1007253.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rectangular enclosures 95yds (85m) N of Sceughmire (0.7 km), Bishop's Dyke (4.5 km), Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 66, Stanwix Bank to Stainton (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Oval enclosure 180m NE of Great Orton'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.
Oval enclosure 180m NE of Great Orton stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.