Thesaurus Term/Concept: BANJO ENCLOSURE

Identifier 68979
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A monument consisting of a small (generally less than 100m diameter) subcircular enclosure with a narrow approach way consisting of parallel ditches (thus banjo shaped). Believed to be associated with stock management in the Later Prehistoric period.

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Instances/Examples (9)

Context Record
Monument Type MNN1979 Cropmarks of possible late prehistoric settlement (Monument)
Monument Type MNN160078 Iron Age and Romano-British settlement, Steane Park (Monument)
Monument Type MNN173680 Possible enclosures, ditches and barrows, near Primrose Hill Farm (Monument)
Monument Type MNN129167 Possible Iron Age Enclosure (Monument)
Monument Type MNN117100 Possible Prehistoric Banjo Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument)
Monument Type MNN119883 Prehistoric Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument)
Monument Type MNN23081 Prehistoric Enclosure (Possible Banjo) (Monument)
Monument Type MNN5240 Prehistoric Settlement, east of Wollaston Road (Monument)
Monument Type MNN171363 Probable Iron Age/Roman settlement, south-west of Mere Farm (Monument)