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Section of Battery Bank on South Heath is a Scheduled Ancient Monument comprising an earthwork fortification located on South Heath in Dorset. The battery bank represents a defensive structure of Civil War date, constructed during the mid-seventeenth century conflict between Royalist and Parliamentarian forces. The earthwork survives as a substantial linear bank and ditch system, characteristic of the field fortifications hastily constructed during the English Civil War to protect strategic positions and settlements. This section of the battery bank forms part of the broader network of Civil War military infrastructure in Dorset and remains an important archaeological record of the conflict's impact on the county's landscape.
Section of Battery Bank on South Heath is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016273. View the official record →
Section of Battery Bank on South Heath is a Scheduled Ancient Monument comprising an earthwork fortification located on South Heath in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016273.
Section of Battery Bank on South Heath 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 1016273.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two barrows known as 'Water Barrows' 650m WNW of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south east of East Lulworth (6.2 km), Two barrows known as 'Ferny Barrows' 500m west of Whiteway Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery to the south-east of East Lulworth (6.3 km), Round barrow cemetery south-east of East Lulworth 550m north-east of Monastery Farm (6.6 km).
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