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Mesolithic sites near Culver Well

England
List entry 1002406
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002406
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
14.3 hectares
Grid reference
SY 68491 69382, SY 68413 69082
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

I do not have reliable established scholarly information specifically about Mesolithic sites near Culver Well in Dorset to provide factually accurate description meeting your requirements. Rather than risk inaccuracy, I should acknowledge that while Culver Well is recorded in the National Heritage List for England under reference 1002406, the specific details of associated Mesolithic activity, its physical remains, and their historical significance are not within my secure knowledge base. To provide authoritative information about this particular site, consultation of the official NHLE entry, Dorset archaeological records, or academic publications on the region's Mesolithic archaeology would be essential.

Mesolithic sites near Culver Well is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002406. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Mesolithic sites near Culver Well?

I do not have reliable established scholarly information specifically about Mesolithic sites near Culver Well in Dorset to provide factually accurate description meeting your requirements. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002406.

Who is responsible for protecting Mesolithic sites near Culver Well?

Mesolithic sites near Culver Well 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 1002406.

What other scheduled monuments are near Mesolithic sites near Culver Well?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Portland open fields (0.3 km), Portland Bill stone loading quay (1.1 km), Rufus Castle (2.1 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Portland open fields
0.3 km
Portland Bill stone loading quay
1.1 km
Rufus Castle
2.1 km
East Weare rifle range
3.7 km
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (P3 Verne), 275m south-west of Fancy's Farm
3.8 km
RAF Portland, site of Rotor early warning radar station
4.1 km
The Verne Citadel
4.3 km
Battery 200yds (180m) E of the Naval cemetery
4.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Mesolithic sites near Culver Well

Mesolithic sites near Culver Well stands on Purbeck Limestone Group, bedrock that formed in the Berriasian. The rock here is limestone and mudstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Mesolithic sites near Culver Well

Maiden CastleArchaeological site · ~11.9 milesDorchesterRoman town · ~13.2 milesSiege of Maiden CastleBattle (43) · ~11.9 miles
Domesday entry for Portland, Dorset →
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