Part of a causewayed enclosure, 632m north-east of Mayfield Farm

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)

History & significance

Part of a causewayed enclosure, 632m north-east of Mayfield Farm, is a Neolithic monument located in Middlesex, England. Causewayed enclosures, characterised by interrupted ditch systems with deliberately spaced causeways, represent a distinctive settlement and ceremonial form of the early Neolithic period, broadly dating to between approximately 3700 and 3100 BCE. The survival of this partial monument indicates the presence of significant early agricultural settlement activity in the Middlesex landscape during this transformative period when farming communities first established themselves in Britain. Such enclosures are valued archaeological sites for their capacity to reveal evidence of early social organisation, economic practices, and ritual behaviour among Neolithic populations.

Part of a causewayed enclosure, 632m north-east of Mayfield Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002043. View the official record →

Questions & answers

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Generate a full report for this location

Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.