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Multi-periodSite Name: Buckland RingsCountry: England
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County: Hampshire Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Lymington Nearest Village: Buckland
Map Ref: SZ315968 Landranger Map Number: 196
Latitude: 50.769935N Longitude: 1.554671W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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dubnicos visited on 1st Jan 2010 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 2 Access: 4 I have been here more times than I care to mind, as Buckland Rings is less than half a mile from my parents' front door in Lymington. The grassy interior and the wooded ramparts are nice, of course, and a welcome habitat for wild rabbits and foxes which are often highly visible. However the ambience is ruined by a number of factors - chief among them proximity to the main road and a rather musically inclined power station. It is a fairly popular spot for strolling or walking the dog for many local people - which would be nice save for the ubiquitous litter which comes as a consequence. Preservation is for the most part fairly good, though not exceptional; the ramparts still stand pretty tall on some sides, however in other places they have been almost completely levelled. Overall the site does leave a fair bit to be desired; it's not particularly worth a visit - the New Forest has plenty of other prehistoric attractions which have a far better feel to them. On the other hand - I keep going back...
SteveC visited on 1st Jan 1970 - their rating: Amb: 4 Access: 4 Lived in Lymington until the age 18
JimChampion have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Ambience: 3 Access: 4
Small scale excavations were carried out in the entrance area by Christopher Hawkes in the 1930's. Modern interpretation of his results and evidence from other excavated forts suggest that the Buckland Rings could have been constructed as early as 400 BC and the defences may have been rebuilt several times before abandonment, probably before the Roman Conquest in 43 AD. [source]
There is nothing "ring"-like about the earthworks, they are incredibly rectangular for a pre-Roman project. The missing part of the eastern defences is quite significant and permits a view across the Lymington River valley from the grassy rectangular interior.
Access The public have access to most of the site via permissive paths, the most obvious access points are to the south and east of the site with Hampshire County Council signs and kissing gates. There is no dedicated car park so you'll have to improvise: park discreetly and thoughtfully on a residential side-street and take a short walk. There are two private properties occupying the eastern edge of the site.
Note: Video Talk: Will Buckland Rings Reveal its secrets? Josie Hagan, Bournemouth University, and various other New Forest related talks, from the New Forest Knowledge Conference 2017
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