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Ring ditch near Long Hanborough is a prehistoric circular earthwork situated in Oxfordshire. The monument consists of a ditch forming a roughly circular or oval plan, typical of ritual or domestic enclosures from the Bronze Age period. Such ring ditches are commonly interpreted as the remains of round barrows, henge monuments, or settlement enclosures, though the specific function of this example remains subject to archaeological interpretation. The site survives as an archaeological feature recorded in the National Heritage List for England and represents an important element of the prehistoric landscape of the Upper Thames valley region.
Ring ditch near Long Hanborough is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006358. View the official record →
Ring ditch near Long Hanborough is a prehistoric circular earthwork situated in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006358.
Ring ditch near Long Hanborough 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 1006358.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including North Leigh Roman villa 300m NNE of Upper Riding Farm (2.8 km), Bladon camp: a hillfort on Bladon Heath (3.4 km), Blenheim Villa, a Roman villa and associated field system 200m north east of Little Cote (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ring ditch near Long Hanborough'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 near Long Hanborough stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.