<< Our Photo Pages >> Knowlton Rings - Henge in England in Dorset
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Knowlton Rings Alternative Name: Knowlton Circles, Church HengeCountry: England County: Dorset Type: Henge
Nearest Town: Wimborne Minster Nearest Village: Gussage All Saints
Map Ref: SU02381028 Landranger Map Number: 195
Latitude: 50.891999N Longitude: 1.967532W
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 |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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. |
| 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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Richard13 visited on 28th Sep 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 A quite remarkable site with an atmosphere and ambience of its own. The presence of the church within the Henge gives a stark illustration of the efforts made to christianise ancient sites. Yet now the church itself stands in ruins and the neolithic still seems to overshadow the Norman era here. A fascinating and thought-provoking place!
CopterDrones visited on 5th Oct 2014 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5 Love this site. Made this movie last weekend.
Jonographic visited on 13th Feb 2014 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5 Charming henge with reasonable turfed embankments surviving and portals to both East and West. Reminscent of Figsbury rings but on a more modest scale. Eastern end features Yew trees festooned with votives, ribbon and poetry. Central area has remains of Norman church in same orientation to the henge. Nearby round barrow not accesible as in farmed land, would be interesting to make the apparent connection.
fyrefly visited on 1st Jan 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 5 Visit regularly. Beautiful place, esp in the summer months.
Gedv1 visited on 1st Feb 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 A truly delightful site. Avoid summer, attracts picnicers and the sort.
graemefield visited on 1st Jan 2007 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 5
weeblewobble visited - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
sem davidmorgan rldixon AngieLake JimChampion TheCaptain maddy have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.29 Ambience: 4.43 Access: 4.83
They have have published much or their results on the web. Their site is so detailed I won't elaborate more here.
Access: Signposted off the B3078 from Wimborne to Cranborne.
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5.6km WNW 290° Thickthorn Down (South)* Long Barrow (ST971122)
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