Thesaurus Term/Concept: PIT CIRCLE

Identifier 70113
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note An enclosure of Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age date, related to henges, defined by a circular arrangement of pits, probably none of which originally held posts. More than one circle, concentrically arranged, may be present.

Broader Terms/Concepts (1)

Related Terms/Concepts (5)

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Instances/Examples (10)

Context Record
Monument Type MDO18325 Conygar Hill; Neolithic Pit Ring 52100 (Monument)
Monument Type MDO18326 Conygar Hill; Neolithic Pit Ring 52118 (Monument)
Monument Type MDO18644 Dorchester Middle School; Pit circle henge (Monument)
Monument Type MDO37382 Hengiform or Pit Circle Monument, south east of Manor Farm, Pimperne (Monument)
Monument Type MDO40115 Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age pit circle, Horton Inn Cottages, Horton (Monument)
Monument Type MDO39873 Neolithic pit circle, Gussage All Saints (Monument)
Monument Type MDO47748 Pit circle, Wimborne St Giles (Monument)
Monument Type MDO40368 Prehistoric ring ditch, High Lea Farm, Hinton Martell (Monument)
Monument Type MDO5657 Wyke Down Henge 1, Gussage St Michael (Monument)
Monument Type MDO42578 Wyke Down Henge 2, Gussage St Michael (Monument)