Ringmoor

The Ringmoor Settlement is an Iron Age/Romano-British farming settlement in Dorset.

Part of ancient settlement at Ringmoor

The site is well preserved in unploughed downland. An ancient trackway and field systems are still clearly visible as banks in the grassland.

Only limited archaeological research has been done on the site, and little is known about it. In the Iron Age, it was in the territory of the Durotriges, along with nearby Hod Hill and Hambledon Hill.

Location

The site is on top of the hill, north of Turnworth and south of Belchalwell, in the Blackmore Vale. It lies on the South side of the Ridgeway, half a mile West of the road from Okeford Fitzpaine to Turnworth. It has its own car park further down the road towards Turnworth.

More recent occupation

There was a pair of ancient cottages on the site, but they were vacated and demolished in the early 1950s.

Painting of Ringmoor Cottages

Only parts of the garden wall and one gable wall remain standing (March 2020) - click on the icons for full size.

Ruins of Ringmoor Cottages - Gable wall in 2020

Ruins of Ringmoor Cottages in 2020 - Garden wall centre, Gable wall on the right

Ownership

The site is now owned by the National Trust, and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

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