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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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp'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.
Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.