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Portal dolmen 400m south east of Burnt Hill is a Neolithic megalithic monument located in Oxfordshire. The structure consists of two large upright stones supporting a capstone, forming the characteristic portal arrangement typical of dolmens constructed during the Neolithic period. Such monuments served as communal burial chambers and represent significant evidence of ritual and ceremonial practice in prehistoric Britain. The site exemplifies the megalithic building traditions of early farming communities in southern England, dating to the Neolithic era.
Portal dolmen 400m south east of Burnt Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008404. View the official record →
Portal dolmen 400m south east of Burnt Hill is a Neolithic megalithic monument located in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008404.
Portal dolmen 400m south east of Burnt Hill 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 1008404.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Manor Farm (4.5 km), The Mount bell barrow 110m south west of Mount Farm (5.1 km), Squire's Clump Anglo-Saxon burial mound 500m south west of Iron Buildings (6.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Portal dolmen 400m south east of Burnt Hill'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.
Portal dolmen 400m south east of Burnt Hill stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.