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Knowlton Circles

Neolithic and Bronze Age henge complex in Dorset, England

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Knowlton Circles (also known as Knowlton Henges or Knowlton Rings) 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.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
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Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Earliest church fabric

12th century

15th-century changes to church

15th century

Church alteration and abandonment

18th century

Anglo-Saxon cemetery discovery

1958

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Archaeological Features

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Defensive Structures

Ditches
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Burial and Funerary Structures

Burial MoundsCemeteriesGraves
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Religious and Ritual Structures

ChurchesCeremonial Platforms
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Environmental and Natural Features

Artificial MoundsLandscaped Earthworks
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Country

United Kingdom

Coordinates

50.89° N, -1.97° E