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Eggardon

Dorset, England · Atlas EN3592

Eggardon is a contour fort in Askerswell, Dorset, England.

Other names on the record: Eggardun.

It is recorded as extant, with a multivallate rampart form, surface evidence of earthen bank, counterscarp bank, and berm, and an enclosed area of 8 hectares.

Banks or ramparts are the remains most likely to be visible.

The topographic record places it on a ridge and a spur and at 244 m.

The aspect is recorded as level.

Recorded land use includes pasture.

Dating evidence is recorded for 800–400 BC and 400 BC–AD 50 (Artefactual). Reliability is recorded as B - Medium.

A scheduled monument number is recorded (1002684).

Location

Atlas number
EN3592 (3592)
Country
England
Current county or unitary authority
Dorset
Historic county
Dorset
Parish, community, or townland
Askerswell
National Grid reference
SY54079472
Latitude
50.75019
Longitude
-2.65245
Altitude
244 m

Form and condition

Type
contour fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
multivallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
4
Ramparts by quadrant
NE 3, SE 3, SW 3, NW 4
Number of ditches
3
Possible original entrances
2
Breaks through the ramparts
2
Enclosed area
8 ha
Footprint
21 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank, counterscarp bank, and berm
Also recorded
multi-period enclosure system and ditches
Entrance forms
Over-lapping (South east); In-turned (South east); Over-lapping (North west); In-turned (North west)

Landscape

Topographic position
ridge and spur
Aspect
level
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
800–400 BC and 400 BC–AD 50
Dating evidence
Artefactual
Dating reliability
B - Medium

Interior and investigation

Interior surface
other roundhouse evidence, pits, and quarry hollows
Interior excavation
pits and roundhouses
Finds
pottery, metal, metalworking, and lithics
Investigations
1st Identified Map Depiction (1888); Excavation (1900); Other (1966); Other (2008); Other (2016); 1st Identified Written Reference (1665-1693); Excavation (1963-1966)

Identifiers

Scheduled monument number
1002684
HER
Dorset MDO95
National record
record SY 59 SW 24; monument 451411
Wikidata
Q31115887

Sources

References

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  3. March, H. Colley., 1901. Report of excavations on Eggardun, Dorsetshire. Proc Soc Antiq, 2nd S. xviii. 258-262.
  4. Gale, J. 2003. Prehistoric Dorset, Stroud: Tempus Publishing.
  5. Parkes, A. and Parkes K. undated. Land Use and Historical Ownership of NT Property at Eggardon Hill and Adjacent Area. Manuscript.
  6. RCHM 1952. An inventory of the historical monuments in Dorset, Vol 1, West Dorset, 13-15, London: RCHM.
  7. Solly, H.S. 1921. Eggardun Hill, Henry Shaen Solly, Proc Dorset Natur Hist Archaeol Soc, 42, 31-35
  8. Warne, C. 1872. Ancient Dorset. The Celtic, Roman, Saxon and Danish Antiquities of the County, Bournemouth: For the author, 58-9.
  9. Wells, C. 1978. Excavations by the late George Rybot on Eggardon Hillfort, 1963-66, Proc Dorset Natur Hist Archaeol Soc 100, 54-72.
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