South England Circular Enclosures

 Priddy Circular Enclosure 1 Priddy Circular Enclosure 2 Priddy Circular Enclosure 3 Priddy Circular Enclosure 4

South England Circular Enclosures is in South England Late Neolithic Early Bronze Age.

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Priddy Circular Enclosure 1 [Map] is 194 m (636 ft) in diameter, with a surviving ditch up to 6 m (20 ft) wide and 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) deep. It has several gaps, but the one to the north-north-east was a causewayed entrance feature.

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Priddy Circular Enclosure 2 [Map] is 185 m (607 ft) in diameter, with a bank up to 6 m wide and 1 m (3 ft 3 in) high, and the ditch is up to 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) deep. There are three gaps present in this earthwork, and the one to the north-north-east is possibly an original feature. Within circle 2 is a possible ovoid barrow mound measuring 14 by 9 m (46 by 30 ft), and 0.4 m (1 ft 4 in) high.

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Priddy Circular Enclosure 3 [Map] is up to 190 m (620 ft) across, with a bank up to 1 m high and 7 m (23 ft) wide, and ditch up to 1 m deep and 5 m (16 ft) wide. There are four gaps in this circle, the one to the south-south-west is considered an original entrance feature because it directly faces the north-north-west entrance of circle 2.

Priddy Circular Enclosure 3 [Map] has a diameter of up to 190 m but only two-thirds of the earthwork is present.