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Woodbury Hill is a multiphase archaeological site in Dorset containing the substantial remains of an Iron Age hillfort with later medieval and post-medieval occupation evidence. The hillfort itself comprises a univallate defensive enclosure characteristic of the later Iron Age period, positioned on high ground with commanding views across the surrounding landscape. Ridge and furrow field systems visible on the hill's slopes testify to medieval agricultural activity and land management, whilst the presence of a holy well and associated medieval chapel indicate the site's continued religious significance and use from the early medieval period onwards. The monument represents an important palimpsest of settlement and economic activity spanning from the Iron Age through to the medieval period and beyond.
Hillfort, ridge and furrow, holy well and medieval chapel on Woodbury Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016042. View the official record →
Woodbury Hill is a multiphase archaeological site in Dorset containing the substantial remains of an Iron Age hillfort with later medieval and post-medieval occupation evidence. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016042.
Hillfort, ridge and furrow, holy well and medieval chapel on Woodbury 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 1016042.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 350m north west of Gatehouse Farm (9.1 km), Barrow group 200m north-east of Woodman's Cross (9.1 km), Bowl barrow 450m north-east of Baylea Farm (9.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hillfort, ridge and furrow, holy well and medieval chapel on Woodbury 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.
Hillfort, ridge and furrow, holy well and medieval chapel on Woodbury Hill stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.