Hillfort and later strip lynchets on Dungeon Hill, 500m north of Castle Hill Cottages

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History & significance

Dungeon Hill is a hillfort situated in Dorset with associated strip lynchets indicating later agricultural use of the site. The hillfort itself dates to the Iron Age, representing a period of significant settlement and defensive construction in southern Britain. The strip lynchets, visible as parallel ridges on the hillside, represent medieval or post-medieval agricultural terracing, demonstrating the continued exploitation of the hilltop location for farming purposes long after the hillfort's defensive function had ceased. The monument illustrates the palimpsest of land use characteristic of many prominent topographic features in the English landscape, where Iron Age fortifications were subsequently adapted for agricultural activity.

Hillfort and later strip lynchets on Dungeon Hill, 500m north of Castle Hill Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016895. View the official record →

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