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White Sheet camp is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure located near Fontmell Magna in Dorset, approximately two miles south of the Wiltshire border. The monument comprises a series of interrupted ditches arranged in a roughly oval plan, characteristic of causewayed enclosures of the fourth millennium BC. Excavations have revealed finds consistent with early Neolithic occupation and activity, including pottery and flint implements. The site represents an important example of early monumental construction in southern England, likely serving functions related to gathering, exchange, or ritual purposes during the early farming period.
White Sheet camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005690. View the official record →
White Sheet camp is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure located near Fontmell Magna in Dorset, approximately two miles south of the Wiltshire border. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005690.
White Sheet camp 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 1005690.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Four bowl barrows on Long Hill, 220m west of Mere Castle (2.1 km), Orchard Castle (4.4 km), Pen Pits quern quarries N of Combe Bottom (4.5 km).
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