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Earthwork on Castle Hill is an Iron Age hillfort located in Dorset, England. The site comprises defensive earthworks consisting of banks and ditches that characterise the fortified settlements of the Iron Age period, roughly dating from the first millennium BCE. The monument's physical remains reflect the strategic importance of elevated positions in the landscape during prehistory, when such hillforts served as centres for habitation, trade, and defence. The earthwork represents a significant surviving example of Iron Age settlement engineering in the county.
Earthwork on Castle Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003232. View the official record →
Earthwork on Castle Hill is an Iron Age hillfort located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003232.
Earthwork on Castle Hill 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 1003232.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hillfort N of Burcombe Wood (7.6 km), Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock (7.9 km), Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm (8.5 km).
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