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Earthwork in Dogbury Plantation is a prehistoric monument located in Dorset, England. The site comprises an earthwork of archaeological significance dating to the Iron Age period. The monument represents a form of defensive or territorial construction typical of its era, consisting of banks and ditches arranged across the landscape. Such earthworks in Dorset reflect the settlement patterns and land organisation of Iron Age communities in southern Britain.
Earthwork in Dogbury Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004547. View the official record →
Earthwork in Dogbury Plantation is a prehistoric monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004547.
Earthwork in Dogbury 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 1004547.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on Magiston Hill (8.4 km), Round barrow N of Forston Barn (8.5 km), Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross (9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earthwork in Dogbury Plantation'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.
Earthwork in Dogbury Plantation stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.