page_title: Poundbury Hill
section_title: Railway line
hierarchical_section_title: Poundbury Hill / Nearby features / Railway line
caption_attribution_description: View along the southern rampart of Poundbury hillfort towards Dorchester town centre.
context_page_description: Poundbury Hill hill fort is the site of a Middle Bronze Age enclosure. It is roughly rectangular and it is likely that it was designed to command views over the River Frome and the Frome valley to the north. The main entrance to the fort is on the eastern end. It overlooks the county town of Dorchester, Dorset, England.
context_section_description: The main Dorchester to Yeovil railway line (now called the Heart of Wessex Line) was tunnelled beneath the hill fort, thereby minimising damage to the ramparts. Brunel originally wanted to put the tracks in a cutting through the site, but local outrage at the plan meant that the more expensive tunnel was chosen. The protest against the Poundbury cutting plan also led to the formation of the Dorset archaeological society.
caption: View towards Dorchester along Poundbury hillfort's southern rampart
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