enclosed area, where the hearths are located. Indeed, pits and post-holes seemed to be clustered around the hearths. An arc of post-holes, possibly relating to a large building, occurred in the area of the south-east hearth. All of this implies that there had once been considerable activity within the enclosure. The excavated features are regularly associated with large quantities of flintwork and Late Neolithic Grooved Ware pottery. There is also some Beaker ware, including three complete vessels found in pits on the eastern side of the enclosure. The particular contents of several pits suggest that they include special ‘placed’ deposits. Charcoal from a pit containing Grooved Ware pottery near the north entrance gave a radio-carbon date of 2890-2600 cal BC (2 sigma; Beta-183862). It seems possible that some of the other features excavated may be connected with an earlier, pre-enclosure Neolithic settlement on the same site but further analysis of the recorded information is needed before this can be fully determined. Despite the large quantities of lithic and ceramic material recovered, no corresponding assemblages of prehistoric faunal remains had survived due to the slightly acidic nature of the soil.
   Considering all the excavation evidence, the original monument may be reconstructed as a penannular enclosure, with substantial ditch and an external bank, encircling a level interior of almost 42m diameter. A single entrance points roughly northward and this alignment is respected by the central timber cove. From the overall form of the monument and