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Multi-periodSite Name: Ringmoor Settlement Alternative Name: Turnworth DownCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 1.661 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Dorset Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Blandford Nearest Village: Turnworth
Map Ref: ST809086
Latitude: 50.876577N Longitude: 2.27284W
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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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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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Ancient Settlement in Dorset. Ringmoor Settlement, Turnworth, Dorset is an ancient settlement or farmstead on the side of Bulbarrow Hill. It is located on a bridleway and the site is owned by the National Trust. It has not been greatly excavated but is usually described as Iron Age and occupied by the Durotriges. It is about 130 acres in extent, there is a pond at the top, a banked track leading to a circular banked enclosure, and a number of field enclosures also indicated by banks.
The site has a number of pits usually described as evidence of medieval quarrying, and a more modern brick ruin sometimes called 'Ringmoor Cottage'.
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