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Prehistoric pit alignments and associated features 160m north of The Barbellows is a Neolithic or Bronze Age ritual or territorial monument located in Warwickshire. The site comprises a linear arrangement of pits, a characteristic feature of prehistoric landscape organisation that may have served ceremonial, defensive, or boundary-marking functions. Such pit alignments are thought to date from the Neolithic period through to the Bronze Age and represent significant evidence of how prehistoric communities structured and demarcated their environment. The associated features found alongside the pit alignment contribute to understanding the ceremonial or practical significance of the site within the broader prehistoric settlement pattern of the region.
Prehistoric pit alignments and associated features 160m north of The Barbellows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020034. View the official record →
Prehistoric pit alignments and associated features 160m north of The Barbellows is a Neolithic or Bronze Age ritual or territorial monument located in Warwickshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020034.
Prehistoric pit alignments and associated features 160m north of The Barbellows 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 1020034.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Knightlow Cross and mound (0.6 km), Brandon Castle (1.7 km), Bowl barrow on Lammas Hill (1.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Prehistoric pit alignments and associated features 160m north of The Barbellows'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.
Prehistoric pit alignments and associated features 160m north of The Barbellows stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.