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Lower Farm, Nuneham Courtenay is a palimpsest archaeological site in Oxfordshire containing evidence of human activity spanning several millennia. The site is notable for its Romano-British pottery scatter, indicating occupation or use during the Roman period, alongside prehistoric ring-ditches and enclosures that point to settlement during earlier Bronze Age or Iron Age phases. Medieval ridge and furrow cultivation marks survive across portions of the site, demonstrating its continued economic importance during the medieval period as agricultural land. The superimposition of these distinct archaeological horizons makes Lower Farm a significant record of long-term landscape use and settlement patterns in the Upper Thames valley region.
Romano-British pottery site, prehistoric ring-ditches and enclosures, including medieval ridge and furrow, Lower Farm, Nuneham Courtenay is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1471867. View the official record →
Lower Farm, Nuneham Courtenay is a palimpsest archaeological site in Oxfordshire containing evidence of human activity spanning several millennia. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1471867.
Romano-British pottery site, prehistoric ring-ditches and enclosures, including medieval ridge and furrow, Lower Farm, Nuneham Courtenay 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 1471867.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement site N of Thames (6.1 km), Round barrow cemetery at Fullamoor Plantation (6.3 km), Anglo-Saxon great hall complex and Roman settlement features at Long Wittenham (6.9 km).
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