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The ring ditch and settlement site north of Eastrea is an archaeological monument consisting of cropmark evidence of a prehistoric circular enclosure and associated settlement features located in Cambridgeshire. The ring ditch itself represents a defensive or demarcating structure of Iron Age or Bronze Age date, though precise chronological attribution requires further archaeological investigation. The site is identifiable through aerial photography and geophysical survey as a concentration of archaeological features indicative of domestic occupation and settlement organisation typical of later prehistoric communities in the East Anglian fenland region. The monument contributes to the archaeological understanding of Iron Age settlement patterns and land use in the Cambridgeshire landscape.
Ring ditch and settlement site north of Eastrea is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006853. View the official record →
The ring ditch and settlement site north of Eastrea is an archaeological monument consisting of cropmark evidence of a prehistoric circular enclosure and associated settlement features located in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006853.
Ring ditch and settlement site north of Eastrea 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 1006853.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Whittlesey Butter Cross (2.6 km), Bowl barrow immediately north east of Bank Farm (3.6 km), Bowl barrow 430m north east of Prior's Fen Farm (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ring ditch and settlement site north of Eastrea'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.
Ring ditch and settlement site north of Eastrea stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.