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Ring ditches is a scheduled monument consisting of two concentric circular ditches of Neolithic or Bronze Age date, located in Oxfordshire. The site represents a form of ritual or ceremonial enclosure characteristic of prehistoric monument construction in the Thames Valley region. The ditches, visible as cropmarks and earthwork features, indicate settlement or gathering activities during the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age periods. Such monuments are thought to have served purposes connected to communal activities, land division, or ritual practices within prehistoric communities.
Ring ditches is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006341. View the official record →
Ring ditches is a scheduled monument consisting of two concentric circular ditches of Neolithic or Bronze Age date, located in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006341.
Ring ditches 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 1006341.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Causewayed enclosure, 900m west of Chimney Farm (0.8 km), Long mortuary enclosure and associated barrow 120m south of Rushey Weir (2 km), Causewayed enclosure and associated features on the south bank of the River Thames, immediately west of Rushey Weir (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ring ditches'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 ditches stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.