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Mount Pleasant henge
50.7089° N, -2.4121° E
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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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Rediscovery
1936
Excavations
1960s
Geophysical survey
1969
Construction study
c. 2500 BC
Enclosure date range
2878–2470 cal BC
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Defensive Structures
DitchesPalisade
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Burial and Funerary Structures
Burial Mounds
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Religious and Ritual Structures
Timber circlesCeremonial enclosures
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Artistic and Decorative Features
Pottery (grooved ware)
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Environmental and Natural Features
Landscaped EarthworksArtificial Mounds
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