What is recorded here
West Ringstead (deserted medieval village) is shown as a archaeological place on the public map of Dorset. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
West Ringstead was a deserted medieval village in Dorset, likely abandoned during the 15th or 16th century, possibly due to agricultural changes or depopulation. Its remains are now an archaeological site, offering insight into rural medieval life in the region.
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Places near here
Cliff face west of Bran PointCliff or headland · 273 yd
Ringstead BeachBeach / strand · 350 yd
Bran PointHeadland · 570 yd
Osmington Mills: a waterfall and the cliffs of Bran PointWaterfall · 1239 yd
Waterfall, Osmington Mills BeachWaterfall · 1282 yd
Ringstead BayViewpoint · 1495 yd
UptonVisitor information · 1751 yd
Sandy Barrow W of East Farm DairyScheduled monument · 1.2 mi
The LodgeListed building · 1.2 mi
Poxwell HouseListed building · 1.5 mi
White NotheHeritage attraction · 1.6 mi
Osmington HillMountain / peak · 2.0 mi