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Pit alignments running NE and SW centring 320 yards north of Wychnor Bridge is a Neolithic or Bronze Age ceremonial or territorial monument located in Staffordshire. The feature consists of a series of pits deliberately aligned in two directions, northeast and southwest, a layout typical of later Neolithic pit alignments found across central England. Such monuments are thought to have served ritual, astronomical, or territorial functions, though their precise purpose remains uncertain. The site lies within an area of considerable prehistoric activity in the Trent Valley region.
Pit alignments running NE and SW centring 320yds (300m) N of Wychnor Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006095. View the official record →
Pit alignments running NE and SW centring 320 yards north of Wychnor Bridge is a Neolithic or Bronze Age ceremonial or territorial monument located in Staffordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006095.
Pit alignments running NE and SW centring 320yds (300m) N of Wychnor Bridge 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 1006095.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Circular enclosures centring 300yds (270m) W of Wychnor Junction (0.5 km), Circular enclosures 100yds (90m) SW of Bonthorn (0.8 km), Enclosures and cursus 300yds (270m) SE of Efflinch (0.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Pit alignments running NE and SW centring 320yds (300m) N of Wychnor Bridge'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.
Pit alignments running NE and SW centring 320yds (300m) N of Wychnor Bridge stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.