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Causewayed ring ditch

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A causewayed ring ditch is a type of prehistoric monument.

It comprises a roughly circular ditch, segmented by several causeways which cross it. Within the ditch is a central area used for inhumations and cremations, usually covered beneath a barrow. They are considerable smaller than the causewayed enclosures they resemble.

In the British Isles they date to the Neolithic period.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Historic England. "Causewayed enclosure and two ring ditches 140m south-east of New Farm (1009237)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
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