Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSection of Battery Bank on Binnegar Plain, 830m north east of Stokeford Farm

Section of Battery Bank on Binnegar Plain, 830m north east of Stokeford Farm

England
List entry 1018189
Nation
England
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Overview

History & significance

Section of Battery Bank on Binnegar Plain is a linear earthwork of probable Iron Age date located on the chalk downland northeast of Stokeford Farm in Dorset. The monument survives as a low bank with an associated ditch, forming part of a wider system of territorial or defensive boundaries characteristic of the Iron Age period on the Wessex chalk. The earthwork represents evidence of prehistoric land use and social organisation in this region of central southern England.

Section of Battery Bank on Binnegar Plain, 830m north east of Stokeford Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018189. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Section of Battery Bank on Binnegar Plain, 830m north east of Stokeford Farm?

Section of Battery Bank on Binnegar Plain is a linear earthwork of probable Iron Age date located on the chalk downland northeast of Stokeford Farm in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018189.

Who is responsible for protecting Section of Battery Bank on Binnegar Plain, 830m north east of Stokeford Farm?

Section of Battery Bank on Binnegar Plain, 830m north east of Stokeford Farm 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 1018189.

What other scheduled monuments are near Section of Battery Bank on Binnegar Plain, 830m north east of Stokeford Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow cemetery south-east of East Lulworth 550m north-east of Monastery Farm (6.5 km), Round barrow on Boat Knoll (6.6 km), Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill (7.3 km).

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