Flagstones is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DT1 2FN), in the parish of Dorchester.

How do I get to Flagstones?

The nearest railway station is Dorchester South, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode DT1 2FN.

Is Flagstones a protected site?

Yes — Flagstones is part of the River Frome SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).

Is Flagstones free to visit?

Yes, Flagstones is free to enter.

How do I get to Flagstones?

The nearest railway station is Dorchester South, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DT1 2FN.

Hill forts · South West England

Flagstones

In or near West Knighton.

Free admission🐾 Dog-friendly

Flagstones — Neolithic ditch enclosure in the English county of Dorset.

Flagstones, hill forts in South West England — Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station: Dorchester South · 1.3 km

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Flagstones, the nearest railway station is Dorchester South, located 1.3 km away. Entry is free, and the postcode for sat-nav is DT1 2FN.

Directions on Google Maps →

Flagstones is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Neolithic ditch enclosure in the English county of Dorset". Coordinates: 50.7070°, -2.4200°.

Photo gallery

See it from the streetimagery from 2020

Imagery © Mapillary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0

Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Frome SSSI
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Flagstones is a late Neolithic interrupted ditch enclosure (similar to a causewayed enclosure) on the outskirts of Dorchester, Dorset, England. It derives its name from having been discovered beneath the site of the demolished Flagstones House. Half of it was excavated in the 1980s when the Dorchester by-pass was built; the rest of it still exists under the grounds of Max Gate, Thomas Hardy's house.

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

Background

Description

In March 1891 workmen were digging under the lawn at Thomas Hardy's house at Max Gate when they discovered a large sarsen stone underground. It took seven men with levers to raise the stone which had been lying flat. he wrote about the stone in his poem "The Shadow on the Stone". It was only when the enclosure was discovered in the 1980s that it was realised that the sarsen stone came from a larger monument.

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 50.7070, -2.4200
District: Dorset
Parish: Dorchester
Postcode: DT1 2FN
Parliamentary constituency: West Dorset
Phone: +44 1305 262538
Nearest railway station: Dorchester South — 1.3 km
Official site: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Sources

wikidata: Q5457043 (CC0)
wikipedia: Flagstones Enclosure (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Sarsen Stone 1 at Max Gate, Dorchester.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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