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Maumbury Rings is a multi-period monument located near Dorchester in Dorset, comprising a Neolithic henge, a Romano-British amphitheatre, and Civil War fortifications. The earliest phase of construction dates to the Neolithic period, when a substantial circular earthwork with a ditch was established on the site. During the Roman occupation, the monument was repurposed as an amphitheatre, serving the nearby Roman town of Durnovaria, with modifications made to accommodate this new function. The site was further fortified during the English Civil War in the seventeenth century, when earthen ramparts were constructed to strengthen its defensive capabilities.
Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003204. View the official record →
Maumbury Rings is a multi-period monument located near Dorchester in Dorset, comprising a Neolithic henge, a Romano-British amphitheatre, and Civil War fortifications. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003204.
Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003204.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Multi-period archaeological landscape centred on and including a slight univallate hillfort called Chalbury, two bowl barrows, part of a Bronze Age urnfield and a series of medieval strip fields (6.1 km), Preston Roman villa (7.3 km), Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill (7.9 km).
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