Monument record MDO5018 - Buzbury Rings, Tarrant Keyneston

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Summary

Buzbury Rings is an enclosed Iron Age and Romano-British settlement. It has inner and an outer enclosures. The inner enclosure is defined by a single bank and contains a number of possible hut circles. Numerous objects and much occupation debris, including sherds of Iron Age and Roman pottery, have been found at various times, almost all in the inner enclosure. The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water. The settlement earthworks are visible on aerial photographs and Environment Agency lidar imagery and were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM Project.

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Buzbury Rings is an enclosed Iron Age and Romano-British settlement. It has inner and an outer enclosures. The inner enclosure is defined by a single bank and contains a number of possible hut circles. Numerous objects and much occupation debris, including sherds of Iron Age and Roman pottery, have been found at various times, almost all in the inner enclosure. The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water. The earthworks and finds indicate a small rural settlement, continuously occupied from the Iron Age to the end of the Roman period. The form of the earthworks suggests more than one stage of construction. <1> The settlement earthworks are visible on aerial photographs and Environment Agency lidar imagery [21 -23]. and were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM Project.

Sources/Archives (24)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. 1955. Annotated plan of Buzbury Rings 1:2500 scale.
  • <1.1> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. NMR ST 9105/1.
  • <2> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1956. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1954. 76. 94-95.
  • <3> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1957. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1956. 78. 91.
  • <4> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1959. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1958. 80. 107-108.
  • <5> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1965. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1964. 86. 112-114.
  • <6> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1967. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1966. 88. 121.
  • <7> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 102-104.
  • <8> Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/097 RCHME Inventory: Dorset IV (North).
  • <9> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 884073 Buzbury Rings/survey.
  • <10> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 884095 Buzbury Rings/excavation section.
  • <11> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 884112 Buzbury Rings/excavation section.
  • <12> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 884136 Buzbury Rings/excavation section.
  • <13> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 884175 Buzbury Rings/excavation section.
  • <14> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 884193 Buzbury Rings/profiles.
  • <15> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 884620 Buzbury Rings/profiles.
  • <16> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 884692 Buzbury Rings/profile.
  • <17> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1976.
  • <18> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. AF0616213 RCHME: Exhibition - Then and Now.
  • <19> Digital archive: Lock, G, and Ralston, I. 2017. Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland [ONLINE]. EN3585.
  • <20> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209339.
  • <21> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 01-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3319.
  • <22> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN_1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 RP 3156.
  • <23> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 918 059 (282m by 290m)
Map sheet ST90NW
Civil Parish Tarrant Keyneston; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 059 016
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 NW 13
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209339
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tarrant Keyneston 16

Record last edited

Sep 23 2022 4:32PM

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