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Earthwork on Castle

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

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Earthwork on Castle is a castle in Dorset. The Albion Guide maps 16 castles in the county; this is one of them. It sits inside Dorset National Landscape National Landscape. The nearest railway station is Chetnole, 5.1 km to the north-east.

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Photo of the Dorset National Landscape, a National Landscape in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Dorset National Landscape

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Dorchester

Chalk ridges, quiet combes and one of the finest coastlines in England, from Lyme Bay to Purbeck

Photo along the Macmillan Way, a 290-mile long-distance path running from Boston to Abbotsbury, England.Highlight

Macmillan Way

Long-distance path

Boston to Abbotsbury down the limestone belt — 290 miles waymarked in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

2.2 km E · spans 10 counties

Photo of The Acorn Inn, a pub near Evershot, Dorset, south west England.Highlight

The Acorn Inn

Pub · With rooms near Evershot

16th-century coaching inn with rooms in the Hardy-country village of Evershot.

2.3 km E

Photo of Summer Lodge Country House Hotel, a restaurant near Evershot, Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Summer Lodge Country House Hotel

Restaurant · With rooms near Evershot

A Georgian country-house hotel in a quiet Dorset village in Hardy country.

2.5 km E

Photo of Mapperton Gardens, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Beaminster, Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Mapperton Gardens

House & garden near Beaminster

An Italianate 1920s garden of fountains and topiary below a Jacobean manor.

7.5 km SW

Photo of Brassica, a restaurant near Beaminster, Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Brassica

Restaurant near Beaminster

Bistro on a small Dorset market square, on The Good Food Guide's 100 Best Local Restaurants.

8.2 km SW