Rings

Open accesson National Trust land that is open on foot at all times

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

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Rings preserves the earthworks of a former ringwork castle in Dorset. It is the only ringwork castle the Albion Guide maps in the county. It sits within Dorset National Landscape National Landscape.

The nearest other ringwork castle is Corfe Castle, 0.4 km to the north-east. Corfe Castle is under a kilometre away.

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