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Celtic fields on Pentridge Down is a scheduled ancient monument comprising a system of small agricultural enclosures dating to the Iron Age. The fields are arranged in a regular pattern across the downland and represent evidence of prehistoric arable farming practice in Dorset, demonstrating the organisation of agricultural land during the Iron Age period. The monument survives as soil marks and subtle earthworks visible on the ground surface, which have been recorded through field survey and archaeological investigation. These Celtic fields form part of the wider landscape of Iron Age settlement and land use across the Dorset chalk downlands, providing important evidence for understanding prehistoric agricultural economy and social organisation in southern Britain.
Celtic fields on Pentridge Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002796. View the official record →
Celtic fields on Pentridge Down is a scheduled ancient monument comprising a system of small agricultural enclosures dating to the Iron Age.
Celtic fields on Pentridge Down 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 1002796.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of henge monuments, an associated group of round barrows, a Saxon cemetery, and a Norman church at Knowlton (7.5 km), Round barrow cemetery south of New Barn Farm, associated with the Knowlton Circles (8 km), Bowl barrow 170m north east of the Horton Inn (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Celtic fields on Pentridge Down's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Celtic fields on Pentridge Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.