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Battery Bank is a linear earthwork situated on Great Plantation approximately 450 metres north-east of Woodside in Dorset. The monument comprises a substantial bank that runs across the landscape, representing a boundary feature of medieval or post-medieval date. Such linear earthworks in this region typically served defensive, territorial, or agricultural purposes, demarcating land holdings or enclosures within the wider landscape. The precise dating and original function of Battery Bank remain subjects for further archaeological investigation, though its designation as an ancient monument reflects its archaeological significance within the landscape history of Dorset.
Battery Bank: a linear boundary on Great Plantation, 450m north east of Woodside is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015347. View the official record →
Battery Bank is a linear earthwork situated on Great Plantation approximately 450 metres north-east of Woodside in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015347.
Battery Bank: a linear boundary on Great Plantation, 450m north east of Woodside 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 1015347.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on Boat Knoll (7.3 km), Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill (8 km), Two barrows in Halcombe Vale, 700m south west of Monastery Farm (8.1 km).
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