Hill forts · South East England
Flagstones
Flagstones — Neolithic ditch enclosure in the English county of Dorset.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Dorchester South · 1.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Flagstones is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Neolithic ditch enclosure in the English county of Dorset". Coordinates: 50.7070°, -2.4200°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Frome SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Flagstones is a late Neolithic interrupted ditch enclosure (similar to a causewayed enclosure) on the outskirts of Dorchester, Dorset, England. It derives its name from having been discovered beneath the site of the demolished Flagstones House. Half of it was excavated in the 1980s when the Dorchester by-pass was built; the rest of it still exists under the grounds of Max Gate, Thomas Hardy's house.
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Background
Description
In March 1891 workmen were digging under the lawn at Thomas Hardy's house at Max Gate when they discovered a large sarsen stone underground. It took seven men with levers to raise the stone which had been lying flat. he wrote about the stone in his poem "The Shadow on the Stone". It was only when the enclosure was discovered in the 1980s that it was realised that the sarsen stone came from a larger monument.
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- Coordinates
- 50.7070, -2.4200
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Dorchester
- Postcode
- DT1 2FN
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Dorset
- Phone
- +44 1305 262538
- Nearest railway station
- Dorchester South — 1.3 km
- Official site
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5457043 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Flagstones Enclosure (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Sarsen Stone 1 at Max Gate, Dorchester.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Flagstones?
- Flagstones is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DT1 2FN), in the parish of Dorchester.
- Is Flagstones a protected site?
- Yes — Flagstones is part of the River Frome SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Flagstones free to visit?
- Yes, Flagstones is free to enter.
- How do I get to Flagstones?
- The nearest railway station is Dorchester South, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DT1 2FN.