# Canonical recap data for Hambledon Hill Neolithic Conflict (3500)
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slug: hambledon-hill-conflict
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title: Hambledon Hill Neolithic Conflict
subtitle: Archaeological evidence of Neolithic warfare in Britain reveals mass casualties and fortified causewayed enclosures marking early organized conflict.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 3500-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 3500
decade: 3500
country:
name: United Kingdom
slug: united-kingdom
summaryShort: Hambledon Hill is a prehistoric hill fort in Dorset, England, in the Blackmore Vale five miles northwest of Blandford Forum. The hill itself is a chalk outcrop, on the southwestern corner of Cranborne Chase, separated from the Dorset Downs by the River Stour. It is owned by the National Trust.
summaryLong: Hambledon Hill is a prehistoric hill fort in Dorset, England, in the Blackmore Vale five miles northwest of Blandford Forum. The hill itself is a chalk outcrop, on the southwestern corner of Cranborne Chase, separated from the Dorset Downs by the River Stour. It is owned by the National Trust.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/North_end_of_Hambledon_Hill.jpg/1280px-North_end_of_Hambledon_Hill.jpg"
heroImageCredit: CharlesC · via Wikipedia
importance: 68
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hambledon_Hill"
  title: Hambledon Hill
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: Hambledon Hill is a prehistoric hill fort in Dorset, England, in the Blackmore Vale five miles northwest of Blandford Forum. The hill itself is a chalk outcrop,
wikidataQid: Q5644220
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20251113065026/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hambledon_Hill"
  capturedAt: 2025-11-13
  label: Hambledon Hill
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hambledon_Hill"
