Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRempstone Stone Circle

Rempstone Stone Circle

England
List entry 1018186
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018186
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.09 hectares
Grid reference
SY 99462 82082
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Rempstone Stone Circle is a Bronze Age monument located in Dorset, England. The circle comprises a ring of standing stones situated on heathland, representing a monument type characteristic of the Bronze Age period when such ritual and ceremonial sites were constructed across southern Britain. The precise number and current state of the stones reflect the typical preservation challenges faced by upstanding stone monuments over millennia of weathering and agricultural use. As a scheduled ancient monument, Rempstone Stone Circle remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age ritual practice and landscape organisation in Dorset.

Rempstone Stone Circle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018186. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Rempstone Stone Circle?

Rempstone Stone Circle is a Bronze Age monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018186.

Who is responsible for protecting Rempstone Stone Circle?

Rempstone Stone Circle 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 1018186.

What other scheduled monuments are near Rempstone Stone Circle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 350m and 410m south of Afflington Barn (4.2 km), Pillow mound 145m south east of Eastington Farm (4.5 km), Bowl barrow 760m south west of Afflington Barn (4.6 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Rempstone Stone Circle

Rempstone Stone Circle stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.