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Penbury Knoll camp is a univallate hillfort located on Pentridge Hill in Dorset, England. The site is Iron Age in date, likely constructed during the later prehistoric period when such fortified settlements served defensive and administrative functions across southern Britain. The camp is defined by a single defensive bank and ditch enclosing an irregular hilltop position, a configuration typical of smaller Iron Age fortified enclosures in the region. The monument remains a significant archaeological resource for understanding the settlement patterns and territorial organization of Iron Age Dorset communities.
Penbury Knoll camp on Pentridge Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002717. View the official record →
Penbury Knoll camp is a univallate hillfort located on Pentridge Hill in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002717.
Penbury Knoll camp on Pentridge 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 1002717.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of henge monuments, an associated group of round barrows, a Saxon cemetery, and a Norman church at Knowlton (7.3 km), Round barrow cemetery south of New Barn Farm, associated with the Knowlton Circles (7.7 km), Bowl barrow 240m north east of Martin's Farm Bungalow (8.6 km).
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