Knowlton Circles
Knowlton Circles are a complex of henges and earthworks in Knowlton, Dorset, England. The henge enclosing Knowlton Church is the best known and best preserved, but there are at least two other henges in the vicinity as well as numerous round barrows.Photo: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Neolithic henge monument
- Also known as: “Knowlton Rings”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ruins of Knowlton Church and St Giles House.
St Giles House
Manor estate
St Giles House is located at Wimborne St Giles in Dorset in England, just south of Cranborne Chase. It is the ancestral seat of the Ashley-Cooper family, which is headed by the Earl of Shaftesbury. St Giles House is situated 1 mile northeast of Knowlton Circles.
Church of St Giles, Wimborne St Giles
Church
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Giles is the Church of England parish church for the village of Wimborne St Giles, Dorset. Originally founded in the 13th century and rebuilt several times over the ensuing centuries, the present church is a mixture of Georgian and Gothic Revival architecture. Church of St Giles, Wimborne St Giles is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Knowlton Circles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Knowlton and Gussage St Michael.
Knowlton
Hamlet
Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knowlton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Woodlands, Dorset, England. It is about 6 miles north of town Wimborne Minster, and about 1 mile south of the village of Wimborne St Giles.
Gussage St Michael
Village
Photo: Toby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gussage Saint Michael is a small village in Dorset, in the south of England. At the 2001 census, the village had a population of 219. Gussage St Michael is tucked off the main A354 as it runs through the Cranborne Chase, ten miles from Blandford Forum and fourteen miles from Salisbury. Gussage St Michael is situated 2½ miles west of Knowlton Circles.
Hinton Martell
Village
Photo: Jim Probert, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hinton Martell is a village and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Hinton, in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies within the Dorset unitary authority area of the county, three miles north of the town of Wimborne Minster. Hinton Martell is situated 2½ miles south of Knowlton Circles.
Knowlton Circles
- Categories: henge, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Woodlands, East Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.89176° or 50° 53′ 30″ northLongitude
-1.96758° or 1° 58′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C2WV2RJ+PXOpenStreetMap ID
node 30783024OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q15148617
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Knowlton Circles” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “魯頓石圈”
- German: “Knowlton-Kreise”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Knowlton Church and Earth Works and Tumulus.
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