A Neolithic burial site in the garden of Max Gate near Dorchester is listed as a scheduled monument.

The site under Thomas Hardy's home was discovered under the garden of Max Gate, in Dorchester, Dorset, and dates back to the Middle Neolithic period, between 3365 to 2960 BC

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 is made up of ditches and pits. Some of these pits contain sarsen stones covering human remains and others have walls inscribed with rare Neolithic spiral designs.