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Hambledon Hill Causewayed Enclosure is a Neolithic monument located near Stourpaine in Dorset, England, dating to approximately 3500 to 3000 BCE. The site consists of multiple concentric ditches interrupted by causeways or bridges, which give the monument its distinctive character and name. Excavations in the 1960s and subsequent decades, particularly by Christopher Gingell and others, revealed evidence of occupation, ritual activity, and a significant degree of violence, including skeletal remains showing evidence of warfare. The site represents one of the finest examples of a causewayed enclosure in southern England and provides crucial evidence for understanding early agricultural settlement patterns and community organisation during the Neolithic period.
Causewayed camp on Hambledon Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002767. View the official record →
Hambledon Hill Causewayed Enclosure is a Neolithic monument located near Stourpaine in Dorset, England, dating to approximately 3500 to 3000 BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002767.
Causewayed camp on Hambledon 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 1002767.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rowbarrow, 500m north west of Hedge End Farm (6.1 km), Bowl barrow 900m north west of Pond Down Buildings (6.9 km), St Leonard's Chapel (7.2 km).
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