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Small multivallate hillfort with outworks called Coney's Castle

England
List entry 1003208
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Coney's Castle is a multivallate hillfort situated in Dorset, England, dating to the Iron Age. The monument is defined by multiple concentric earthwork defences comprising banks and ditches that encircle the hilltop, with additional outworks extending beyond the main perimeter to strengthen its defensive capability. The site demonstrates the sophisticated fortification practices employed during the later prehistoric period, when such enclosed settlements served as centres of territorial control, storage, and refuge. The survival of its earthwork systems makes Coney's Castle an important archaeological record of Iron Age settlement and military engineering in the Southwest of England.

Small multivallate hillfort with outworks called Coney's Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003208. View the official record →

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What is Small multivallate hillfort with outworks called Coney's Castle?

Coney's Castle is a multivallate hillfort situated in Dorset, England, dating to the Iron Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003208.

Who is responsible for protecting Small multivallate hillfort with outworks called Coney's Castle?

Small multivallate hillfort with outworks called Coney's Castle 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 1003208.

What other scheduled monuments are near Small multivallate hillfort with outworks called Coney's Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lambert's Castle: an Iron Age hillfort 425m west of Nash Farm, with a bowl barrow, and the sites of a post-medieval fair and a telegraph station (1.5 km), Marshwood Castle (3.3 km), Barrow cemetery on Hardown Hill 600m west of Butt Farm (4.5 km).

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