Timber circle, hengi-form monument and part of a pit alignment at Catholme

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History & significance

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 →

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