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St Catherine's Hill camp and round barrows is a Neolithic and Bronze Age monument complex located near Christchurch in Hampshire. The site comprises a substantial prehistoric enclosure on the hilltop together with a number of round barrows distributed across the landscape, representing activity spanning several millennia of prehistory. The hill fort itself exhibits characteristics typical of early defended settlements, whilst the barrow cemetery indicates sustained ritual and burial practice across the Bronze Age period. The monument group demonstrates the long-term significance of this elevated location within the prehistoric settlement pattern of the Hampshire coastal region.
St Catherine's Hill camp and round barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002366. View the official record →
St Catherine's Hill camp and round barrows is a Neolithic and Bronze Age monument complex located near Christchurch in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002366.
St Catherine's Hill camp and round barrows 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 1002366.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Oval earthwork on St Catherine's Hill (0.3 km), Round barrow on St Catherine's Hill camp (0.6 km), Round barrow cemetery and earthwork enclosures in Quomp Copse 540m east of Park Cottages (1.4 km).
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