Crickley Hill Causewayed Enclosure
Early Neolithic·Cotswold Neolithic·🇬🇧 Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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About Crickley Hill Causewayed Enclosure
Crickley Hill Causewayed Enclosure at Gloucestershire, United Kingdom is a Early Neolithic megalithic of the Cotswold Neolithic tradition, built c. 3750 BCE for promontory attacked c.3400 bce. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersCrickley Hill Causewayed Enclosure at Gloucestershire, United Kingdom is a Early Neolithic megalithic of the Cotswold Neolithic tradition, built c. 3750 BCE for
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3750 BCE
- Period
- Early Neolithic
- Culture
- Cotswold Neolithic
- Purpose
- Promontory attacked c.3400 BCE
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3750 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Crickley Hill Causewayed Enclosure
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Crickley Hill Causewayed Enclosure
On the ground
Structures & features
51.8430° N · 2.1080° W · 142 m · 3 mapped features
- Crickley Hill Causewayed Enclosure Main Megalithic FeaturemegalithicPrimary megalithic feature at Crickley Hill Causewayed Enclosure – central promontory attacked c.3400 bce element with stratified deposits51.8430° N · 2.1080° W
- Crickley Hill Causewayed Enclosure Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Crickley Hill Causewayed Enclosure defining settlement or ritual space51.8429° N · 2.1079° W
- Crickley Hill Causewayed Enclosure Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Crickley Hill Causewayed Enclosure ceremonial landscape51.8431° N · 2.1081° W
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