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Cultivation remains on Thomas's Hill and E of Hilton

England
List entry 1002407
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002407
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
22.91 hectares
Grid reference
ST7903902887
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cultivation remains on Thomas's Hill and east of Hilton is an ancient monument in Dorset comprising evidence of historic agricultural activity. The site preserves field systems and related earthworks that reflect the pattern of land use and farming practices across this area over an extended period. Such cultivation remains are valuable archaeological records of how the landscape was exploited and managed by successive generations of inhabitants, providing insights into settlement patterns, agricultural economy, and environmental interaction in this part of Dorset. The preservation of these features as an archaeological monument recognises their importance for understanding the development of the local countryside.

Cultivation remains on Thomas's Hill and E of Hilton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002407. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Cultivation remains on Thomas's Hill and E of Hilton?

Cultivation remains on Thomas's Hill and east of Hilton is an ancient monument in Dorset comprising evidence of historic agricultural activity. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002407.

Who is responsible for protecting Cultivation remains on Thomas's Hill and E of Hilton?

Cultivation remains on Thomas's Hill and E of Hilton 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 1002407.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cultivation remains on Thomas's Hill and E of Hilton?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow W of Ashley Barn (7.8 km), Roman road W of Ashley Barn (8 km), Deserted village of Bardolfeston (8.7 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow W of Ashley Barn
7.8 km
Roman road W of Ashley Barn
8 km
Deserted village of Bardolfeston
8.7 km
The Double Barrow, a bowl barrow in Kite Hill Plantation 250m south east of Roger's Hill Cottages
9.1 km
Bowl barrow in Piddle Wood, 530m north east of Gate Barn
9.2 km
Medieval settlement immediately west of Waterston House
9.7 km
Two bowl barrows both 350m north east of Spring Garden Barn
9.8 km
Group of six bowl barrows, forming a round barrow cemetery on Black Hill
10.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cultivation remains on Thomas's Hill and E of Hilton

Cultivation remains on Thomas's Hill and E of Hilton stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Cultivation remains on Thomas's Hill and E of Hilton

DorchesterRoman town · ~9.8 milesMaiden CastleArchaeological site · ~11.7 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~16.9 milesIlchesterRoman town · ~20.5 milesSiege of Maiden CastleBattle (43) · ~11.7 miles
Domesday entry for Hilton, Dorset →
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