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The landscape around Catholme particularly forms part of a broader pattern of ancient settlement present within the river valleys of the region. The “ritual landscape” of the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age has a focus at Catholme situated at the confluence of the Trent and Tame rivers. The Catholme “ceremonial complex” comprises at least three hengiform monuments, a possible cursus and several round barrows. These are
largely protected as Scheduled Ancient Monuments, though have suffered badly
from plough truncation. SAM 256 consists of a sub-circular enclosure c.45.0m x
35.0m, formed of four concentric rings of postholes or pits. It appears to be in the
Woodhenge tradition.
Source: (page 33)
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-492-1/dissemination/pdf/Where_Rivers_Meet_Reports/chapter_1/Synthesis_Gazetteer_Biblio_FINAL_compilation.pdf
More at
Where Rivers Meet: Landscape, Ritual, Settlement and the Archaeology of River Gravels
University of Birmingham, 2006 (updated 2012)
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/where_rivers_meet_eh_2006/overview.cfm
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