Spetisbury Rings

Also known as:
Crawford Castle and Spettisbury Rings
Nearest town:
Blandford Forum (5km WNW)
OS reference:
ST915020
OS sheet:
195
Latitude:
50° 49' 0.78 N
Longitude:
2° 7' 14.42 W
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Images

Image of Spetisbury Rings (Hillfort) by juamei

Open Source Environment agency LIDAR

Image credit: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015.
juamei
juamei Jan 5, 2016
Image of Spetisbury Rings (Hillfort) by texlahoma

Looking easy accross the River Stour towards Spetisbury Rings in the center of this photo. This view shows the height of this hill fort above the modern village, and it’s elevation in the landscape.

Image credit: texlahoma
texlahoma
texlahoma Jan 18, 2012
Image of Spetisbury Rings (Hillfort) by texlahoma

Spetisbury Rings as seen from the A350, peeking out from behind the houses.

Image credit: texlahoma
texlahoma
texlahoma Jan 18, 2012

Articles

Spetisbury Rings

texlahoma
texlahoma Mar 28, 2011

I visited Spetisbury Rings for the first time today, after driving past it hundreds of times.
Well set back from the main Road in Spetisbury, this site is something of a hidden treasure. The site is well known to locals in the village and further afield, there is even a music festival held there in the summer.
However unlike some site so close to housing, this place feels more remote. The walk to it in itself is interesting taking in an old closed down railway line. Modern and ancient ghosts here without even having to use the imagination.
Apparently Spetisbury Rings was a stronghold of the Ionia before the Romans came along, and on excavation it was found that Roman and Britons lay side by side in graves. I had the pace to myself and found the place to contain a real spirit of it’s own far removed from the busy Road below, and the modern and old cottages lining the road. An interesting place to visit and sit and spend some time.

Spetisbury Rings

R
rdavymed Jul 8, 2003

As you drive through Spettisbury from the North, look out for a right turning which has a railway bridge going over it. Park on the left under the bridge and walk up the hill, turning into the field where the public footpath is. Taking great care of the rather large bull, the ring appears ahead of you.

Miscellaneous

Spetisbury Rings
Hillfort
phil
phil Dec 24, 2002

The defences of this hillfort consists of a single rampart and ditch on the northern end of a spur overlooking the river Stour.

The construction of the railway in 1857 uncovered a mass-grave of about 120 skeletons, probably the victims of the Roman invasion; part of a Roman shield was also found.

Topics

The bones and shield 1
S
sunseeker
Sep 2009

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