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Henges in Dorset, England
7 sites recorded, with photos, maps and visitor reports
Dorset, is widely known as Hardy Country after the famous author, Thomas, but there is of course so much more to this fine county than its renowned authors. Although a much larger county nowadays than in past years, Dorset's importance stretches back well before the Romans, who made use of its strategic position after they finally took Maiden Castle, a 120-acre Iron age hillfort near Dorchester, in AD43.
Roughly circular prehistoric earthwork consisting of a non-defensive ditch and bank with a level plateau in the centre. A henge does not have to contain a stone circle but many do - (see the separate listing) 
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Mount Pleasant (Dorset) . Henge in Dorset
Posted by TimPrevett on Saturday, 11 April 2020
Condition: 3, Ambience: 3, Access: 4, Accuracy: 3 (Our Pic)
Maumbury Rings . Henge in Dorset
Posted by JimChampion on Thursday, 13 July 2023
Condition: 4, Ambience: 3, Access: 4, Accuracy: 5 (Our Pic)
Knowlton Rings . Henge in Dorset
Posted by JimChampion on Sunday, 20 October 2019
Condition: 3, Ambience: 4, Access: 4, Accuracy: 5 (Our Pic)
Wyke Down henge . Henge in Dorset
Posted by JimChampion on Wednesday, 13 March 2024
Condition: 3, Ambience: 3, Access: 4, Accuracy: 4 (Our Pic)
Knowlton Great Circle . Henge in Dorset
Posted by Bladup on Friday, 22 March 2024
Condition: 2, Ambience: 3, Access: 4, Accuracy: 5 (Our Pic)
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High Cank Henge . Henge in Dorset
Posted by coldrum on Monday, 04 January 2010
Condition: 2, Accuracy: 5 (No Pic)
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