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Cross dyke 480m and 690m NNW of Fontmell Hill House is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date situated in Dorset. The monument consists of two parallel banks with an intervening ditch, characteristic of defensive or boundary dykes constructed during the Iron Age period. Located on the chalk landscape near Fontmell Hill House, the earthwork represents evidence of territorial demarcation or settlement protection typical of Iron Age communities in southern Britain. Such dykes served both practical defensive purposes and may have delineated areas of control or seasonal movement within the agricultural landscape of the period.
Cross dyke 480m and 690m NNW of Fontmell Hill House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019028. View the official record →
Cross dyke 480m and 690m NNW of Fontmell Hill House is a linear earthwork of Iron Age date situated in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019028.
Cross dyke 480m and 690m NNW of Fontmell Hill House 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 1019028.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure S of Pimperne Down (7.6 km), Bowl barrow 200m south east of Pimperne Long Barrow (7.6 km), Medieval standing cross 50m east of St Peter's Church (8 km).
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