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Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp is a linear earthwork located in south Dorset, situated to the south-east of the Iron Age hillfort of Eggardon Hill. The dyke represents a prehistoric or protohistoric boundary marker or defensive feature, typical of the landscape management systems employed in southern England during the later prehistoric period. Its precise chronology and function remain subjects of archaeological interpretation, though such linear earthworks often served to demarcate territorial divisions or to control movement through the landscape. The monument survives as an upstanding bank and ditch feature, preserving evidence of ancient land use patterns in the chalk downland environment of Dorset.
Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002404. View the official record →
Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp is a linear earthwork located in south Dorset, situated to the south-east of the Iron Age hillfort of Eggardon Hill. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002404.
Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp 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 1002404.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Abbotsbury Castle (camp) (7.8 km), Two round barrows on Wears Hill (8.1 km), Dyke on Wears Hill (8.2 km).
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