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The timber circle at Catholme is a hengi-form monument of later Neolithic or early Bronze Age date, positioned within a broader pit alignment that extends across the site in Staffordshire. The monument comprises a circular arrangement of timber posts, characteristic of hengi-form structures, which served ritual or ceremonial functions during the later prehistoric period. The pit alignment associated with the timber circle represents a linear feature typical of Bronze Age landscape organisation, suggesting that Catholme was a location of sustained ritual and territorial significance. The site contributes important evidence for understanding prehistoric ceremonial practices and settlement patterns in the English Midlands during the Neolithic and Bronze Age transition.
Timber circle, hengi-form monument and part of a pit alignment at Catholme is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019109. View the official record →
The timber circle at Catholme is a hengi-form monument of later Neolithic or early Bronze Age date, positioned within a broader pit alignment that extends across the site in Staffordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019109.
Timber circle, hengi-form monument and part of a pit alignment at Catholme 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 1019109.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosures and cursus 300yds (270m) SE of Efflinch (0.4 km), Circular enclosures centring 300yds (270m) W of Wychnor Junction (0.7 km), Pit alignments running NE and SW centring 320yds (300m) N of Wychnor Bridge (1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Timber circle, hengi-form monument and part of a pit alignment at Catholme'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.
Timber circle, hengi-form monument and part of a pit alignment at Catholme stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.