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. |
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Instances/Examples (9)
| Context | Record |
|---|---|
| Monument Type | MKE7511 Cropmark - possibly of a mortuary enclosure (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE127725 Early Neolithic mortuary Monument, Broadley Road Margate (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE114389 Iron Age ritual enclosures, Orbital Park, Ashford (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE78105 Possible walled cemetery, Tilmanstone (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE91329 Probable mortuary enclosure or long barrow, Burham (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE80599 Roman mortuary enclosure containing cremation burials, Manston Road, Ramsgate (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE123202 The cropmarks of a large rectilinear ditch-defined enclosure, probably later prehistoric in date (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE122672 Three Roman cemeteries - Thanet Parkway (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE24838 WALTER GOODSALL BURIAL ENCLOSURE AT ALL SAINTS CHURCHYARD (Listed Building) |