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Rectangular enclosure near New Inn is a prehistoric earthwork located in Oxfordshire, England. The monument consists of a rectangular ditched enclosure whose form and construction suggest a date within the Iron Age or Late Bronze Age period. Such rectangular enclosures are characteristic of later prehistoric settlement patterns in southern England, likely serving defensive, administrative, or communal functions for the communities that constructed them. The site remains archaeologically significant as evidence of settlement organization and land use during the later prehistoric period in the region.
Rectangular enclosure near New Inn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006356. View the official record →
Rectangular enclosure near New Inn is a prehistoric earthwork located in Oxfordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006356.
Rectangular enclosure near New Inn 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 1006356.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork 300m south west of Fair Rosamund's Well, Blenheim Park (2.8 km), Ten medieval pillow mounds and part of an associated enclosure 300m north west of Combe Lodge (3 km), Blenheim Villa, a Roman villa and associated field system 200m north east of Little Cote (3.8 km).
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