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<< Our Photo Pages >> Maumbury Rings - Henge in England in Dorset
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Submitted by JimChampion on Saturday, 06 December 2003 Page Views: 12777
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England
Site Name: Maumbury Rings Country: England County: Dorset Type: Henge
Nearest Town: Dorchester
Map Ref: SY690899 Landranger Map Number: 194
Latitude: 50.707902N Longitude: 2.440388W
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 | | 0 | No data. | | -1 | Completely destroyed |
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Ambience:| 5 | Superb | | 4 | Good | | 3 | Ordinary | | 2 | Not Good | | 1 | Awful | | 0 | No data. |
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Access:| 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 | | 0 | No data. |
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Accuracy:| 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 | | 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village | | 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town | | 0 | no data |
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Excavations between 1908 and 1913 indicated this site's origin to be a Neolithic henge. There was a wide ditch inside the circular bank, with a series of tapering shafts about 3 metres apart (suggesting 45 in total). Excavation of eight of the shafts revealed that they were deliberately filled, some containing red deer skulls (or skull fragments) and carved chalk objects.
The henge bank is nearly circular, with a diameter of over 100 metres. Its single entrance is to the northeast. An upright stone stood at the henge entrance (recorded in the 18th century).
Like many other ancient sites it was later adapted, first by the Romans to form an amphitheatre. It underwent further remodelling during the English civil war when it was used as an artillery fort, guarding the southern approach to Dorchester.
Access The earthwork and its surroudings are a scheduled ancient monument and public open space, next to Dorchester police station. Only a short walk (signposted) from Dorchester town centre, and both Dorchester railway stations are nearby.
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 Maumbury Rings submitted by ForestDaughter
Visited late 1995, on a rainy misty day, which made for a great atmosphere.
 Maumbury Rings submitted by SolarMegalith
Interior of the henge and its entrance. The Neolithic monument has been re-used by the Romans and during the Civil War (photo taken on October 2011).
 Maumbury Rings submitted by SolarMegalith
Eastern part of the henge (photo taken on October 2011).
 Maumbury Rings submitted by SolarMegalith
Outer part of the embankment in southern sector of the henge (photo taken on October 2011).
 Maumbury Rings submitted by SolarMegalith
Entrance to the Neolithic henge is opened to the north - view from the SE (photo taken on October 2011).
 Maumbury Rings submitted by SolarMegalith
Panoramic view of Maumbury Rings henge (photo taken on October 2011).
 Maumbury Rings submitted by mattimpey
Maumbury Rings the remains of a Neolithic Henge in Dorchester.
 Maumbury Rings submitted by mattimpey
The entrance to Maumbury Rings.
The Neolithic Henge in the middle of Dorchester has been used as a Roman Amphitheatre and during the Civil War as a defensive artillary base.
The men in the picture are strimming the banks for Dorchester Council.
 Maumbury Rings submitted by AngieLake
A cobbled-together pic, just for the record, of the higher end of Maumbury Rings taken from the east? bank. 2005
 Maumbury Rings submitted by JimChampion
A low viewpoint makes the eastern side of the henge entrance look a bit Silbury-like. Very overcast and not a good day for taking pictures of this large grassy earthwork. The size of the bank is not a good indication of its original height - it was greatly added to when the Romans converted the henge into an amphitheatre.
 Maumbury Rings submitted by rldixon
Three pics stitched in photoshop to form a panoramic pic.
 Maumbury Rings submitted by TimPrevett
A well worn information sign at Maumbury Rings details the Henge's usage and abuse through history!
 Maumbury Rings submitted by TimPrevett
 Maumbury Rings submitted by TimPrevett
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