Maumbury Rings

With its history going back about 4,500 years, Maumbury Rings has taken its important role in shaping Dorchester for centuries. It was reused by the Romans as an amphitheatre and later as a defence fort.

A day in Dorchester

January 20th 2009
This month's trip was for Dorchester, the county town of Dorset in south-west England. In a English context, Dorchester is not a big town with its ca 16.000 inhabitants. However, Dorchester has a fantastic mix of old monuments going back several thousands of years such as Maiden Castle, Maumbury Rings and and Roman Town House so the past is very present. Author of the "slightly" bleak novel, Tess ... read more

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