Thesaurus Term/Concept: MORTUARY ENCLOSURE
| Identifier | 70089 |
|---|---|
| Class | MONUMENT TYPE |
| Status | Preferred |
| Index? | Yes |
| Scope Note | A subrectangular earthen enclosure defined by a ditch, usually with an internal bank, assumed to have been used for the primary exposure or burial of human remains in the Neolithic period prior to secondary burial elsewhere. |
Broader Terms/Concepts (1)
Related Terms/Concepts (2)
Narrower Terms/Concepts (0)
Instances/Examples (17)
| Context | Record |
|---|---|
| Monument Type | MSF3830 Cropmark of Oval Enclosure, Levington Hall (E of) (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF5082 Cropmark of possible long barrow (115 x 25 paces), W of Stratford Hall. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF38093 Cropmark possible Neolithic long barrow or mortuary enclosure (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF3651 Cropmarks of an irregular-shaped enclosure of unknown date (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF5936 Field boundaries, sub-rectangular and oval enclosures and ten ring ditches, all of unknown date and visible as cropmarks. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF17556 Long, narrow, oval enclosure of unknown date. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF5618 Oval cropmark of a possible Neolithic long barrow (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF5865 Possible long barrow of unknown date, visible as a cropmark. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF5662 Possible long barrow, Smallbridge Farm (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MXS20091 Possible Neolithic mortuary enclosure. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MXS22702 Possible remains of a Neolithic mortuary enclosure. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF38428 Section of undated curved bank and ditch. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF15227 Site of small sub-rectangular or oval enclosure of unknown but possible prehistoric date (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF34691 Site of small, sub-rectangular enclosure unknown date, possibly a Neolithic long barrow or mortuary enclosure (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF5654 Small, irregular, oval enclosure or ring ditch of unknown date. (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF5663 Smallbridge Farm (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MSF8392 Sub rectangular and sub oval enclosures of unknown date. (Monument) |