Scheduled monuments in Oxfordshire explained

There are 379 scheduled monuments in the county of Oxfordshire, England.[1] These protected sites date in some cases from the Neolithic period, and include stone circles, a medieval tithe barn, ruined abbeys, castles, and Roman villas.[2] In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites and historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.[3]

Notable scheduled monuments in Oxfordshire

This is a partial list of scheduled monuments in Oxfordshire.

ImageNameLocationDateNotes
Carfax Conduit51.6753°N -1.2245°W1610 ADStone water conduit that supplied the city of Oxford with water until 1787.[4]
Devil's Quoits4000–5000 BCThe monument is an important class II circle henge monument of the Late Neolithic era.[5]
Great Coxwell Barn51.6443°N -1.6128°W1292 ADnotes
North Leigh Roman Villa51.8362°N -1.4245°Wc. 100 ADLarge courtyard-style Roman villa.[6]
Oxford Castle51.7517°N -1.2632°W1071 ADRuined medieval castle. Mostly destroyed during the English Civil War.[7]
Rollright Stones51.9756°N -1.5708°W3800–3500 BCA group of Neolithic and Bronze Age stone monuments.[8]
Uffington White Horse1380–550 BCCarved into the chalk hillside, the monument is the oldest prehistoric hill figure in Britain.[9]
Wayland's Smithy51.5668°N -1.5961°Wc. 3600 BCACotswold-Severn style chambered long barrow of the Early Neolithic era.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scheduled monuments in Oxfordshire . Historic England. 11 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Scheduled Ancient Monuments in the Historic County of Dorset. Ancient Monuments UK . 10 February 2024.
  3. Web site: Scheduled Monuments . Historic England . 10 February 2024.
  4. Web site: Carfax Conduit . Oxford History . 11 February 2024.
  5. Web site: The Devil's Quoits . Historic England . 11 February 2024.
  6. Web site: North Leigh Roman villa 300m NNE of Upper Riding Farm . Historic England . 11 February 2024.
  7. Web site: Oxford Castle and earlier settlement remains . Historic England . 11 February 2024.
  8. Web site: Rollright Stones . English Heritage . 11 February 2024.
  9. Web site: Against All Odds, England’s Massive Chalk Horse Has Survived 3,000 Years . Smithsonian Magazine . 11 February 2024.
  10. Web site: Wayland's Smithy chambered long barrow, including an earlier barrow and Iron Age and Roman boundary ditches . Historic England . 11 February 2024.