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Celtic fields on Pentridge Down is a prehistoric field system located in Dorset, England. The fields date to the Iron Age and represent an important example of ancient agricultural organisation, comprising a series of small, roughly square or rectangular plots arranged across the downland landscape. The field boundaries, typically defined by low banks or lynchets, remain visible as earthworks and provide archaeological evidence of farming practices and land division during the later prehistoric period. This monument type is characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in southern England, where such field systems were commonly associated with nearby settlements and indicate sustained agricultural use of the chalk downland.
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 prehistoric field system located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002796.
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).
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