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Field system on Green Down

England
List entry 1002430
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002430
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
18.16 hectares
Grid reference
ST 79713 04114
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Field system on Green Down is a prehistoric agricultural landscape situated in Dorset, England. The system comprises a series of cultivation terraces and field boundaries that represent evidence of ancient farming practices, likely dating to the Iron Age or earlier prehistoric periods. The monument demonstrates the way in which communities shaped and managed the land for agricultural purposes over extended periods, leaving a visible archaeological record of field organisation and land tenure. Such field systems are valuable for understanding settlement patterns, land use, and the development of agricultural societies in southern Britain during antiquity.

Field system on Green Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002430. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Field system on Green Down?

Field system on Green Down is a prehistoric agricultural landscape situated in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002430.

Who is responsible for protecting Field system on Green Down?

Field system on Green Down 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 1002430.

What other scheduled monuments are near Field system on Green Down?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 850m west of Weatherby Castle hillfort (8.1 km), Bowl barrow on Burleston Down 840m south east of Crawthorne Farm (8.5 km), Round barrow W of Ashley Barn (8.8 km).

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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.
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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

Bowl barrow 850m west of Weatherby Castle hillfort
8.1 km
Bowl barrow on Burleston Down 840m south east of Crawthorne Farm
8.5 km
Round barrow W of Ashley Barn
8.8 km
Roman road W of Ashley Barn
9 km
Bowl barrow in Piddle Wood, 530m north east of Gate Barn
10 km
Deserted village of Bardolfeston
10 km
The Double Barrow, a bowl barrow in Kite Hill Plantation 250m south east of Roger's Hill Cottages
10 km
Two bowl barrows both 350m north east of Spring Garden Barn
10.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Field system on Green Down

Field system on Green Down stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Field system on Green Down

DorchesterRoman town · ~10.6 milesMaiden CastleArchaeological site · ~12.6 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~16.6 milesIlchesterRoman town · ~20.5 milesSiege of Maiden CastleBattle (43) · ~12.6 miles
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