Ringmoor

It is between the villages of Okeford Fitzpaine and Turnworth, and lies on east-facing slopes of Bell Hill, on the Dorset Downs.

The site is owned by the National Trust,[1] and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

There is a farmstead, an oval enclosure about 45 metres (148 ft) by 33 metres (108 ft), with an entrance on the east; inside are levelled areas, thought to be the sites of buildings.

Outside the enclosure, trackways and field systems are still clearly visible as banks in the grassland.

[2][3] Ringmoor Cottages, built in the mid 19th century, once stood on the site, but they were vacated and demolished in the early 1950s.

Painting of Ringmoor Cottages
Ruins of Ringmoor Cottages – gable wall in 2020