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Earthwork in Bowley's Plantation

England
List entry 1002772
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002772
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.27 hectares
Grid reference
SY 76927 87975
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Earthwork in Bowley's Plantation is a prehistoric defensive or territorial earthwork located in Dorset, England. The monument consists of a linear bank and ditch formation situated within woodland, characteristic of Iron Age or earlier prehistoric engineering. Such earthworks commonly served as boundaries, stock enclosures, or defensive works during their period of use. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1002772 and remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric land use and settlement patterns in the county.

Earthwork in Bowley's Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002772. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Earthwork in Bowley's Plantation?

Earthwork in Bowley's Plantation is a prehistoric defensive or territorial earthwork located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002772.

Who is responsible for protecting Earthwork in Bowley's Plantation?

Earthwork in Bowley's Plantation 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 1002772.

What other scheduled monuments are near Earthwork in Bowley's Plantation?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 200m south east of Hill Barn: two of a group of three barrows (6.8 km), Bowl barrow 200m south east of Hill Barn: one of a group of three barrows (6.9 km), Bowl barrow 650m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery (6.9 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Earthwork in Bowley's Plantation

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earthwork in Bowley's Plantation's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

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.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Two bowl barrows 200m south east of Hill Barn: two of a group of three barrows
6.8 km
Bowl barrow 200m south east of Hill Barn: one of a group of three barrows
6.9 km
Bowl barrow 650m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery
6.9 km
Bowl barrow 660m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery
6.9 km
Two bowl barrows 560m south east of Hill Barn
7 km
Bowl barrow 900m south east of Chideock Farm
7.5 km
The Warren field system
7.8 km
Bowl barrow north of Red Hole, 630m SSE of Newlands Farm
8.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Earthwork in Bowley's Plantation

Earthwork in Bowley's Plantation stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.

The wider landscape

Around Earthwork in Bowley's Plantation

DorchesterRoman town · ~5 milesMaiden CastleArchaeological site · ~6.2 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~24.7 milesSiege of Maiden CastleBattle (43) · ~6.2 miles
Domesday entry for Woodsford, Dorset →
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