Ringmoor

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Ringmoor
Part of ancient settlement at Ringmoor (geograph 4864894).jpg
Looking east across the site
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LocationNear Turnworth, Dorset
grid reference ST 808 086
Coordinates 50°52′35″N2°16′25″W / 50.87639°N 2.27361°W / 50.87639; -2.27361 Coordinates: 50°52′35″N2°16′25″W / 50.87639°N 2.27361°W / 50.87639; -2.27361
History
Periods Iron Age

The Ringmoor settlement is an Iron Age/Romano-British farming settlement in Dorset, England. It is between the villages of Okeford Fitzpaine and Turnworth, and lies on east-facing slopes of Bell Hill, on the Dorset Downs.

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The site is owned by the National Trust, [1] and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. [2]

Earthworks

The site is well preserved in unploughed downland. There is a farmstead, an oval enclosure about 45 metres (148 ft) by 33 metres (108 ft), with an entrance on the east; inside are levelled areas, thought to be the sites of buildings. Outside the enclosure, trackways and field systems are still clearly visible as banks in the grassland. [2] [3]

More recent occupation

Painting of Ringmoor Cottages Painting of Ringmoor Cottages.jpg
Painting of Ringmoor Cottages
Ruins of Ringmoor Cottages - gable wall in 2020 Ruins of Ringmoor Cottages - Gable wall in 2020.jpg
Ruins of Ringmoor Cottages – gable wall in 2020

Ringmoor Cottages, built in the mid 19th century, once stood on the site, but they were vacated and demolished in the early 1950s. [3]

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References

  1. "Earthwork Remains of Turnworth Iron Age Settlement, Ringmoor" National Trust. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 Historic England. "Earthworks on Ringmoor (1002447)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. 1 2 'Turnworth', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 3, Central (London, 1970), pp. 290–292 British History Online. Retrieved 29 June 2020.