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Hilltop enclosure and a pillow mound on Knowle Hill is a medieval monument located in Dorset, England. The site comprises a hilltop enclosure of medieval date together with an associated pillow mound, representing settlement and land-use practices typical of the medieval period in southern England. The pillow mound is an artificially created earthwork, a form of rabbit warren constructed to manage populations of rabbits for food and fur, which became increasingly common from the twelfth century onwards. The hilltop location of the enclosure reflects medieval settlement patterns, with the defensive or administrative advantages of elevated positions, and the combination of structures indicates a productive medieval rural holding with managed resources.
Hilltop enclosure and a pillow mound on Knowle Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014839. View the official record →
Hilltop enclosure and a pillow mound on Knowle Hill is a medieval monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014839.
Hilltop enclosure and a pillow mound on Knowle 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 1014839.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Swyre Head (3.8 km), Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge Bay (4.3 km), Kingston Down Romano-British farm (4.7 km).
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