Features visible from the air on Green Hill were originally suggested to represent a double-ditched Neolithic causewayed enclosure, or later prehistoric hilltop enclosure (both descriptions appearing in the same published source). The features visible on air photographs are considered to be mainly geological in origin.
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Features visible from the air on Green Hill were originally suggested to represent a double-ditched Neolithic causewayed enclosure, or later prehistoric hilltop enclosure (both descriptions appearing in the same published source). The site has been considered as part of the RCHME's Industry and Enclosure in the Neolithic Project. The features visible on air photographs are considered to be mainly geological in origin. <1-2>
Sources/Archives (3)
<1> SWX1664
Article in serial: Radcliffe, F M. 1995. Archaeology and Historical Landscape in West Dorset from the Air. Vol 117. 51-66.
<2> SWX1665
Monograph: RCHME: Industry and Enclosure in the Neolithic.
<3> SDO14739
Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1181813.
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Location
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SY 51170 88650 (point)
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SY58NW
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Burton Bradstock; Dorset
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Dorset
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None recorded
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Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 022 072
Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 NW 43
Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1181813
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Jan 1 2023 3:59PM
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