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Badbury Rings

archaeological site, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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Badbury Rings
Badbury Rings Pathway along the outer ring of the Badbury Rings, near Wimborne Minster, East Dorset, Dorset, Eng.

Badbury Rings is an ancient Iron Age fortification located in East Dorset, England. It features three concentric trenches enclosing a wooded hilltop. The Romans utilized this site as a junction for their road system. The fortification is situated northwest of the town of Wimborne Minster, approximately 4 miles away.1

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  2. Avebury

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