A Neolithic site discovered under author Thomas Hardy’s house has been protected as a scheduled monument. The circular enclosure is almost 100 metres in diameter and comprises ditches and pits.

Stone site found beneath Thomas Hardy's Dorset home

The circular enclosure is almost 100 metres in diameter and comprises ditches and pits. Some of these pits contain sarsen stones covering human remains; others have walls inscribed with rare Neolithic spiral designs.

It was discovered under the garden of Max Gate, the home of the celebrated Dorset author.

Read the full article in the Dorset Echo

 

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