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Smedmore Hill is an Iron Age settlement located in Dorset, featuring evidence of occupation dating to the later prehistoric period. The site comprises an associated field system that reflects the agricultural exploitation of the surrounding landscape during the Iron Age, demonstrating the organisation of both domestic and farming activities. The settlement represents an important archaeological record of Iron Age settlement patterns and land use in southern Britain. The surviving earthworks and field divisions visible on the hill provide evidence of the prehistoric community's adaptation to and management of the local terrain.
Iron Age settlement and associated field system on Smedmore Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014835. View the official record →
Smedmore Hill is an Iron Age settlement located in Dorset, featuring evidence of occupation dating to the later prehistoric period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014835.
Iron Age settlement and associated field system on Smedmore 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 1014835.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Swyre Head (1.3 km), Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge Bay (2.7 km), Kingston Down Romano-British farm (2.8 km).
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