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Field system W of Fore Hill is a late prehistoric field system located in Dorset, England. The monument comprises a network of agricultural field divisions that date to the Iron Age period, representing the organised management of arable and pastoral land in southern Britain. The field boundaries are defined by banks and ditches characteristic of Iron Age agrarian practice, and their layout reflects the settlement patterns and land use strategies of this era. The site contributes to scholarly understanding of prehistoric agricultural organisation and the development of the landscape in Dorset during the Iron Age.
Field system W of Fore Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002866. View the official record →
Field system W of Fore Hill is a late prehistoric field system located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002866.
Field system W of Fore 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 1002866.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy (9.8 km), Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn (9.8 km), Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument (9.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Field system W of Fore 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.
Field system W of Fore Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.