Where is Dudsbury Camp?

Dudsbury Camp is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BH22 8SS), in the parish of West Parley.

How do I get to Dudsbury Camp?

The nearest railway station is Branksome, about 6.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode BH22 8SS.

Is Dudsbury Camp a listed building?

Dudsbury Camp is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.

Is Dudsbury Camp a protected site?

Yes — Dudsbury Camp is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Moors River System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Is Dudsbury Camp free to visit?

Yes, Dudsbury Camp is free to enter.

How do I get to Dudsbury Camp?

The nearest railway station is Branksome, about 6.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BH22 8SS.

Archaeological sites · South West England

Dudsbury Camp

In or near Ashley Heath.

Free admission🐾 Dog-friendly

Dudsbury Camp — hillfort in Dorset, England, UK.

Dudsbury Camp, archaeological sites in South West England — Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 45 min–1.5 h
Nearest railway station: Branksome · 6.3 km

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Dudsbury Camp, the nearest railway station is Branksome, which is 6.3 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is BH22 8SS, and entry is free.

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Dudsbury Camp is an archaeological site in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "hillfort in Dorset, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.7807°, -1.8923°.

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Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest: Moors River System SSSI

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Dudsbury Camp (or Dudsbury Rings) is one of a series of Iron Age earthworks in Dorset, starting from Hambledon Hill, and including Hod Hill, Spetisbury Rings, Buzbury Rings, Badbury Rings and Dudsbury Camp. The Iron Age port at Hengistbury Head forms a final Iron Age monument in this small chain of sites. The fort is located near the village of West Parley.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

Description

Dudsbury is an Iron Age hillfort situated on the north bank of the River Stour. The defences enclose a semicircular area of about 3 hectares and consist of double ramparts and ditch on the west, north and east sides, with a steep slope to the river on the south side. Much of the outer rampart and ditch has been obliterated or severely damaged. The best preserved portion lies near the southwest corner where the inner rampart stands 1.5 metres above the interior and 4 metres above the bottom of the outer ditch. The outer rampart there rises over 5 metres above the bottom of the ditch. There are four entrances to the hillfort, but probably only the west entrance, and possibly the south…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 50.7807, -1.8923
District: Dorset
Parish: West Parley
Postcode: BH22 8SS
Parliamentary constituency: Christchurch
Nearest railway station: Branksome — 6.3 km

Sources

wikidata: Q17514836 (CC0)
wikipedia: Dudsbury Camp (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Dudsbury Rings - geograph.org.uk - 469109.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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