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Earthworks on Giant Hill is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure located near Dorchester in Dorset. The monument consists of interrupted ditch systems and internal banks characteristic of causewayed enclosures, a distinctive class of early Neolithic defensive or ceremonial sites dating to approximately 3700–3500 BCE. The site represents an important example of early agricultural settlement in southern Britain, contemporary with the adoption of farming practices. The earthworks remain substantially visible on the ground, though their original form has been modified by erosion and later agricultural activity.
Earthworks on Giant Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002725. View the official record →
Earthworks on Giant Hill is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure located near Dorchester in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002725.
Earthworks on Giant 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 1002725.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three barrows N of Penn Hill (9.2 km), Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation (9.6 km), Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages (9.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earthworks on Giant Hill'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.
Earthworks on Giant Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.