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Butser Hill is a hilltop monument in Hampshire comprising Iron Age cross dykes that enclose the summit, an associated field system, and Bronze Age barrows. The cross dykes represent a significant defensive feature of the Iron Age, constructed to control access to the hilltop and its resources, while the field system demonstrates the agricultural organisation of the settlement landscape during this period. Bronze Age barrows present on the site indicate earlier prehistoric occupation and use of this prominent location. The monument provides important evidence for the continuity and development of settlement patterns across Bronze Age and Iron Age Hampshire, with the layering of successive prehistoric activities reflecting the changing use and significance of this hilltop location over more than a millennium.
A hilltop enclosed by Iron Age cross dykes, an associated field system and Bronze Age barrows at Butser Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008692. View the official record →
Butser Hill is a hilltop monument in Hampshire comprising Iron Age cross dykes that enclose the summit, an associated field system, and Bronze Age barrows. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008692.
A hilltop enclosed by Iron Age cross dykes, an associated field system and Bronze Age barrows at Butser Hill is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1008692.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British and Iron Age buildings, field system and hollow ways in the southern part of Holt Down Plantation (2.3 km), Romano-British village (3.1 km), Bowl barrow 310m north of Leydene House (3.7 km).
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