Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRomano-British farmstead and earlier structures at Woodhouse Hill, 230m south east of Harmony Lodge

Romano-British farmstead and earlier structures at Woodhouse Hill, 230m south east of Harmony Lodge

England
List entry 1015327
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015327
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.19 hectares
Grid reference
SZ 03123 82195
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Woodhouse Hill is a Romano-British farmstead located 230 metres south-east of Harmony Lodge in Dorset. The site comprises evidence of occupation spanning from the Iron Age through the Romano-British period, demonstrating continuity of settlement and agricultural use across these centuries. Archaeological investigation has revealed structural remains and artefactual evidence indicative of a working farm economy during the Roman occupation of Britain. The site's multi-period nature makes it significant for understanding rural settlement patterns and the transition between Iron Age and Romano-British agricultural communities in Dorset.

Romano-British farmstead and earlier structures at Woodhouse Hill, 230m south east of Harmony Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015327. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Romano-British farmstead and earlier structures at Woodhouse Hill, 230m south east of Harmony Lodge?

Woodhouse Hill is a Romano-British farmstead located 230 metres south-east of Harmony Lodge in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015327.

Who is responsible for protecting Romano-British farmstead and earlier structures at Woodhouse Hill, 230m south east of Harmony Lodge?

Romano-British farmstead and earlier structures at Woodhouse Hill, 230m south east of Harmony Lodge 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 1015327.

What other scheduled monuments are near Romano-British farmstead and earlier structures at Woodhouse Hill, 230m south east of Harmony Lodge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of three round barrows on Ballard Down (1.2 km), The Ulwell Barrow 400m N of Sheperds Farm (1.3 km), Bowl barrow at the eastern end of Ballard Down (1.4 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.
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Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Romano-British farmstead and earlier structures at Woodhouse Hill, 230m south east of Harmony Lodge

Romano-British farmstead and earlier structures at Woodhouse Hill, 230m south east of Harmony Lodge stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Romano-British farmstead and earlier structures at Woodhouse Hill, 230m south east of Harmony Lodge

DorchesterRoman town · ~21.6 milesMaiden CastleArchaeological site · ~22.8 miles