Hill forts · South East England
Badbury Rings
Badbury Rings — Iron Age hill fort in east Dorset, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Badbury Rings is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Owned by National Trust. Managed by National Trust. Wikidata describes it as: "Iron Age hill fort in east Dorset, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.8264°, -2.0523°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Badbury Rings is an Iron Age hill fort and Scheduled Monument in east Dorset, England. It was in the territory of the Durotriges. In the Roman era a temple was located immediately west of the fort, and there was a Romano-British town known as Vindocladia a short distance to the south-west.
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Background
Description
The site, on the dip slope of Cranborne Chase, is now part of the Kingston Lacy estate owned by the National Trust since 1982, with free access. The hillfort has been a scheduled ancient monument since 1924. On a clear day, the Isle of Wight is visible from the top.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.8264, -2.0523
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Pamphill
- Postcode
- BH21 5DD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
- Phone
- +44 1202 883402
- Official site
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q798831 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Badbury Rings (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Badbury Rings, Shapwick, Dorset.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Badbury Rings?
- Badbury Rings is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BH21 5DD), in the parish of Pamphill.
- Who runs Badbury Rings?
- Badbury Rings is operated by National Trust.
- Is Badbury Rings a listed building?
- Badbury Rings is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Badbury Rings a protected site?
- Yes — Badbury Rings is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Badbury Rings free to visit?
- Yes, Badbury Rings is free to enter.
- How do I get to Badbury Rings?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BH21 5DD. It sits within the Mid Dorset and North Poole parliamentary constituency.