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Woodcutts Settlement
50.9625° N, -2.0533° E
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Woodcutts Settlement is an archaeological site of the late Iron Age and Romano-British period on Cranborne Chase, England. It is situated about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the hamlet of Woodcutts, and about 1.75 miles (2.8 km) north-west of the village of Sixpenny Handley, in Dorset, near the boundary with Wiltshire. It is a scheduled monument.
Historical Timeline
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Early enclosure established
early 1st century AD
Outer enclosures added
late 2nd century AD
New enclosure and well added
early 4th century AD
Occupation continues until
about 360 AD
Limited excavation by J. H. Austen
1863
Pitt Rivers excavations
1884–1885
Pitt Rivers publication
1887
Archaeological Features
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Storage Structures
Defensive Structures
Animal Husbandry Features
Water Management Features
Burial and Funerary Structures
Industrial and Craft Structures
Agricultural and Land Use Features
Domestic and Habitation Structures
Environmental and Natural Features
Food Production and Processing Features
Transportation and Communication Structures
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