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Causewayed enclosure, Great Wilbraham

History of causewayed enclosure

Scheduled Monument

Between 50 and 70 causewayed enclosures are recorded nationally, mainly in southern and eastern England. They were constructed over a period of some 500 years during the middle part of the Neolithic period (c.3000-2400 BC) but also continued in use into later periods. They vary considerably in size (from 2 to 70 acres) and were apparently used for a variety of functions, including settlement, defence, and ceremonial and funerary purposes. … The monument includes a causewayed enclosure, defined by a double circuit of ditches. It is located on a low-lying knoll of chalk marl surrounded by peat, situated to the south of the Little Wilbraham River. Low ploughed-down earthworks mark the location of the monument but the enclosure is most clearly observed from the air and is recorded on aerial photographs

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