Where is Mount Pleasant henge?

Mount Pleasant henge is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DT1 2AG), in the parish of Dorchester.

How do I get to Mount Pleasant henge?

The nearest railway station is Dorchester South, about 1.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode DT1 2AG.

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.

Hill forts · South West England

Mount Pleasant henge

In or near West Knighton.

Free admission🐾 Dog-friendly

Mount Pleasant henge — Neolithic henge monument in Dorset, England, UK.

Mount Pleasant henge, hill forts in South West England — Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station: Dorchester South · 1.8 km

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Mount Pleasant henge, the nearest railway station is Dorchester South, located 1.8 km away. Entry is free, and the site is accessible for visitors. The postcode for sat-nav is DT1 2AG.

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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.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

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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