Stonehenge Phase I ditch and bank

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archaeological feature henge monument prehistoric earthwork

The Stonehenge Phase I ditch and bank is the earliest circular earthwork enclosure at Stonehenge, forming the primary henge monument within which later stone settings and features were constructed.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Stonehenge Phase I	1
Stonehenge Phase I ditch and bank canonical	1
Stonehenge earthwork bank	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11649931 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Stonehenge Phase I ditch and bank
Context triple: [Aubrey holes, associatedWith, Stonehenge Phase I ditch and bank]

A. Durrington Walls
Durrington Walls is a large Neolithic henge and settlement site in Wiltshire, England, believed to have been a major ceremonial and residential center associated with the builders of Stonehenge.
B. Stanton Drew stone circles
Stanton Drew stone circles are a complex of prehistoric stone circles and associated megalithic monuments in Somerset, England, notable for their size, antiquity, and archaeological significance.
C. Belas Knap long barrow
Belas Knap long barrow is a well-preserved Neolithic chambered tomb in the Cotswolds, known for its distinctive false entrance and scenic hilltop setting.
D. Copse of Trees Monument
The Copse of Trees Monument is a memorial at Gettysburg National Military Park marking the focal point of Pickett’s Charge and the “High Water Mark of the Confederacy” during the American Civil War.
E. Brownshill Dolmen
Brownshill Dolmen is a massive prehistoric portal tomb in Ireland, renowned for having one of the largest capstones of any megalithic monument in Europe.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Stonehenge Phase I ditch and bank
Target entity description: The Stonehenge Phase I ditch and bank is the earliest circular earthwork enclosure at Stonehenge, forming the primary henge monument within which later stone settings and features were constructed.

A. Durrington Walls
Durrington Walls is a large Neolithic henge and settlement site in Wiltshire, England, believed to have been a major ceremonial and residential center associated with the builders of Stonehenge.
B. Stanton Drew stone circles
Stanton Drew stone circles are a complex of prehistoric stone circles and associated megalithic monuments in Somerset, England, notable for their size, antiquity, and archaeological significance.
C. Belas Knap long barrow
Belas Knap long barrow is a well-preserved Neolithic chambered tomb in the Cotswolds, known for its distinctive false entrance and scenic hilltop setting.
D. Copse of Trees Monument
The Copse of Trees Monument is a memorial at Gettysburg National Military Park marking the focal point of Pickett’s Charge and the “High Water Mark of the Confederacy” during the American Civil War.
E. Brownshill Dolmen
Brownshill Dolmen is a massive prehistoric portal tomb in Ireland, renowned for having one of the largest capstones of any megalithic monument in Europe.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological feature ⓘ henge monument ⓘ prehistoric earthwork ⓘ
approximateDate	c. 3000 BC ⓘ
associatedWith	Aubrey Holes ⓘ Stonehenge Avenue (later feature outside enclosure) ⓘ linked to: Stonehenge Avenue
chronologicallyEarlierThan	Stonehenge bluestone arrangements ⓘ linked to: Preseli bluestone Stonehenge sarsen circle ⓘ linked to: Stonehenge Stonehenge stone circle ⓘ linked to: Stonehenge Stonehenge trilithons ⓘ linked to: Stonehenge
constructedInPeriod	Late Neolithic ⓘ
constructionPhaseOf	Stonehenge Phase I ⓘ linked to: Stonehenge Phase I ditch and bank
culturalContext	British Neolithic ⓘ linked to: Neolithic Britain
encloses	Stonehenge stone circle area ⓘ later stone settings at Stonehenge ⓘ
excavatedBy	Richard Atkinson ⓘ William Hawley ⓘ
forms	primary henge enclosure at Stonehenge ⓘ
formsPartOf	Stonehenge ceremonial complex ⓘ linked to: Stonehenge
function	ceremonial enclosure ⓘ ritual landscape feature ⓘ
hasComponent	circular ditch ⓘ entrances ⓘ external bank ⓘ internal berm ⓘ
hasEntrance	north‑east entrance ⓘ south entrance ⓘ
heritageDesignation	part of Scheduled Monument Stonehenge ⓘ part of Stonehenge World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedAt	Salisbury Plain ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Wiltshire ⓘ
management	managed by English Heritage as part of Stonehenge site ⓘ
materialExtractedAs	chalk ⓘ
orientationFeature	aligned generally with north‑east–south axis of Stonehenge ⓘ
partOf	Stonehenge ⓘ
shape	circular ⓘ
studiedBy	archaeologists ⓘ
surrounds	Stonehenge Aubrey Holes ⓘ linked to: Stonehenge
survivesAs	low bank and infilled ditch ⓘ
visibleAs	earthwork ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aubrey holes → locatedAround → Stonehenge earthwork bank ⓘ

linked to: Stonehenge Phase I ditch and bank

Aubrey holes → associatedWith → Stonehenge Phase I ditch and bank ⓘ

Stonehenge Phase I ditch and bank → constructionPhaseOf → Stonehenge Phase I ⓘ