Wareham Saxon town walls

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Wareham Saxon town walls preserves the earthworks of a former motte-and-bailey castle in Dorset. It is one of two motte-and-bailey castles the Albion Guide charts in the county. Wareham Station is under a kilometre away. Other castles nearby include Corfe Castle and Rings.

Full name: Part of the defences of the Anglo-Saxon fortified centre of Wareham and part of the motte and bailey castle with shell keep

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