Burroway enclosure
Overview
Heritage Category: Scheduled Monument
List Entry Number: 1013417
Date first listed: 05-Jan-1990
Map
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Location
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
County: Oxfordshire
District: Vale of White Horse (District Authority)
Parish: Buckland
County: Oxfordshire
District: West Oxfordshire (District Authority)
Parish: Bampton
County: Oxfordshire
District: West Oxfordshire (District Authority)
Parish: Clanfield
National Grid Reference: SP 30893 00367
Summary
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Reasons for Designation
Prehistoric enclosures on the floodplain of major rivers rarely survive in such a complete state. The Burroway enclosure is considered to be of considerable value, both for the well-preserved timber structures surviving in the bank, and for the exceptional preservation of archaeological deposits on the interior. Furthermore, from its position by the river and by comparison with other sites, waterlogged deposits may be expected to survive in the ditches. This being the case, the survival of environmental evidence would provide a context within which the enclosure may be better understood.
History
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Details
The site comprises an oval defensive enclosure dating to the Iron Age (100-
50BC) situated on the floodplain of the river Thames and on an island between
the main river and the Burroway Brook. The enclosing earthwork is broad with
the bank rising to about 1m above the surrounding area. Outside the bank is a
ditch c.5m wide and c.2m deep which has produced Iron Age pottery. Evidence
for burning exists in the form of burnt clay fragments on the surface of the
bank and charred wood within it. Three possible entrances have been
identified, on the east, north and west sides, the former containing evidence
for a "hornwork". Air photography suggests the presence of houses, pits and
ditches on the interior.
MAP EXTRACT
The site of the monument is shown on the attached map extract.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
Legacy System number: 12006
Legacy System: RSM
Sources
Books and journals
Benson, D, Mile, D, The Upper Thames Valley: An Archaeological Survey, (1974)
Harding, D W, The Iron Age in the upper Thames Basin, (1972)
Sutton, J E G, IA Hilforts And Some Other Earthworks In Oxfordshire, (1966)
Other
Lambrick, G., Unpublished report and excavation archive,
SP 3000-1,
Legal
This monument is scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 as amended as it appears to the Secretary of State to be of national importance. This entry is a copy, the original is held by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
End of official listing