Ring ditches, cursus, enclosures and settlement site

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History & significance

Ring ditches, cursus, enclosures and settlement site is a Neolithic and Bronze Age monument complex located in Oxfordshire. The site comprises multiple archaeological features including ring ditches of probable Bronze Age date, a cursus monument characteristic of the Neolithic period, and associated enclosures and settlement remains that collectively span several millennia of prehistoric occupation. These monuments, identified through archaeological survey and excavation, represent important evidence of early agricultural communities and their evolving land use patterns across the Neolithic to Bronze Age transition. The site's diverse components make it significant for understanding prehistoric settlement, ritual activity, and the organisation of landscape in the Thames Valley region during the third and second millennia before Christ.

Ring ditches, cursus, enclosures and settlement site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006344. View the official record →

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