Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRing ditches, barrows and associated enclosures, Port Meadow

Ring ditches, barrows and associated enclosures, Port Meadow

England
List entry 1010717
Nation
England
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Overview

History & significance

Ring ditches, barrows and associated enclosures, Port Meadow is a Bronze Age monument complex located in the meadowland northwest of Oxford. The site comprises a series of ring ditches and burial mounds arranged across the flat floodplain landscape, representing a significant prehistoric burial and ceremonial focus. These earthworks, typical of Bronze Age funerary practice, would originally have been more prominent in the landscape than their current degraded state suggests. The monument demonstrates the importance of Port Meadow as a zone of ritual activity and elite burial during the second millennium BC.

Ring ditches, barrows and associated enclosures, Port Meadow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010717. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Ring ditches, barrows and associated enclosures, Port Meadow?

Ring ditches, barrows and associated enclosures, Port Meadow is a Bronze Age monument complex located in the meadowland northwest of Oxford. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010717.

Who is responsible for protecting Ring ditches, barrows and associated enclosures, Port Meadow?

Ring ditches, barrows and associated enclosures, Port Meadow 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 1010717.

What other scheduled monuments are near Ring ditches, barrows and associated enclosures, Port Meadow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Godstow Abbey: a Benedictine nunnery, associated earthworks, leats and bridge, immediately south of Godstow Bridge (0.9 km), Seacourt medieval settlement 760m west of Manor Farm, Binsey (1.7 km), Swing bridge, LNWR Station (2.6 km).

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