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Rectangular earthwork, Hensington is a prehistoric or Romano-British enclosure monument located near Hensington in Oxfordshire. The site comprises a rectangular ditch-and-bank earthwork of uncertain date, though its morphology is consistent with Iron Age or Roman period field systems or settlement enclosures known from the region. The monument survives as an earthwork feature within the modern landscape, preserving evidence of ancient land use and territorial organisation. Its precise chronology and function remain to be definitively established through archaeological investigation.
Rectangular earthwork, Hensington is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006357. View the official record →
Rectangular earthwork, Hensington is a prehistoric or Romano-British enclosure monument located near Hensington in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006357.
Rectangular earthwork, Hensington 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 1006357.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blenheim Villa, a Roman villa and associated field system 200m north east of Little Cote (1.9 km), Thrupp Cross (3.5 km), Ten medieval pillow mounds and part of an associated enclosure 300m north west of Combe Lodge (3.6 km).
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