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Medieval settlement east of Holy Rood Church is a deserted medieval village site located in Dorset, England. The settlement remains are positioned to the east of Holy Rood Church and represent occupation and habitation patterns from the medieval period, likely spanning several centuries of use before abandonment. The site preserves earthwork evidence characteristic of medieval settlement archaeology, including the physical traces of former dwellings, field systems, and associated structures that document medieval rural life in this part of Dorset. The preservation of these archaeological remains provides important information about medieval settlement organisation and the subsequent processes of village desertion that affected many English communities during and after the later medieval period.
Medieval settlement east of Holy Rood Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017260. View the official record →
Medieval settlement east of Holy Rood Church is a deserted medieval village site located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017260.
Medieval settlement east of Holy Rood Church 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 1017260.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on Boat Knoll (3.6 km), Two barrows in Halcombe Vale, 700m south west of Monastery Farm (3.8 km), Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill (4 km).
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