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Ringmoor

Coordinates: 50°52′35″N 2°16′25″W / 50.87639°N 2.27361°W / 50.87639; -2.27361
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Ringmoor
Looking east across the site
Ringmoor is located in Dorset
Ringmoor
Shown within Dorset
LocationNear Turnworth, Dorset
Coordinates50°52′35″N 2°16′25″W / 50.87639°N 2.27361°W / 50.87639; -2.27361
OS grid referenceST 808 086
History
PeriodsIron 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.

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

Earthworks

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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

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Painting of Ringmoor Cottages
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]

References

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  1. ^ "Earthwork Remains of Turnworth Iron Age Settlement, Ringmoor" National Trust. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b Historic England. "Earthworks on Ringmoor (1002447)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b '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.