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Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations is a prehistoric monument located in Dorset, England. The site represents a form of ancient construction typical of the Bronze Age or Iron Age periods, though precise dating requires archaeological assessment. Its physical character consists of earthen banks and ditches that would have served defensive, territorial, or ceremonial purposes characteristic of prehistoric settlement patterns in southern England. The monument's survival as an upstanding earthwork demonstrates the landscape's continuity from antiquity and contributes to understanding patterns of early settlement in the Dorset region.
Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002467. View the official record →
Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations is a prehistoric monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002467.
Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations 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 1002467.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Friar Waddon Hill round barrows (7.1 km), Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House (7.3 km), Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations'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 N of Hampton Plantations stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.