Hill forts · South East England
Mount Pleasant henge
Mount Pleasant henge — Neolithic henge monument in Dorset, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Dorchester South · 1.8 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Mount Pleasant henge is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: part of a Scheduled Monument. Part of Henge Enclosure, Conquer Barrow and Barrow Cemetery. Wikidata describes it as: "Neolithic henge monument in Dorset, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.7089°, -2.4121°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Frome SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Mount Pleasant henge is a Neolithic henge enclosure in the English county of Dorset. It lies southeast of Dorchester in the civil parish of West Stafford. It still partially survives as an earthwork.
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Background
Description
Like other 'superhenge' sites such as Durrington Walls much of the earthworks have been ploughed or weathered away and it was not rediscovered until Stuart Piggott visited the area in 1936. On finding the site they diagnosed it as a henge as its bank was outside its ditch and a later Bronze Age barrow (known as Conquer Barrow) had been placed on top of the bank. The enclosure is egg-shaped, measuring along its long axis and dates to 2878–2470 cal BC. A geophysical survey in 1969 identified entrances to the henge enclosure and a smaller inner henge enclosure at the south western end of diameter. Excavation in the 1960s revealed little material in the henge ditch though some fragments of…
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- Coordinates
- 50.7089, -2.4121
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Dorchester
- Postcode
- DT1 2AG
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Dorset
- Nearest railway station
- Dorchester South — 1.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1950641 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Mount Pleasant henge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Mount Pleasant Henge - April 2015.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mount Pleasant henge?
- Mount Pleasant henge is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DT1 2AG), in the parish of Dorchester.
- Is Mount Pleasant henge a listed building?
- Mount Pleasant henge is officially recognised as part of a Scheduled Monument listed.
- Is Mount Pleasant henge a protected site?
- Yes — Mount Pleasant henge is part of the River Frome SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Mount Pleasant henge free to visit?
- Yes, Mount Pleasant henge is free to enter.
- How do I get to Mount Pleasant henge?
- The nearest railway station is Dorchester South, about 1.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DT1 2AG.