Spetisbury Rings

DTM- (Digital Terrain Model, i.e. No buildings or foliage) Just south of the A350 at Spetisbury lies the univallate hillslope fort, Spetisbury Rings. Noted as an Iron Age ‘War Cemetery’ due to the railway cutting made in 1857 on the NE side exposing 80 skeletons which were found with spear heads, an iron sword, a torque, caldron, brooches, finger rings and pottery. All were found in the ditch infill. As a similar cemetery was discovered at Maiden Castle it has been suggested that this was the result of a Roman attack. It has also been suggested that the hillforts defences were uncompleted by the time the Romans rocked-up and sacked the place. Medieval reuse in 7th century speculated due to iron objects of that period found within site. (Scheduled Monument) Iron Age tribal association (conjecture based on location): Durotriges [Any descriptive text is attributed to the Atlas of Hillforts & Wikipedia websites and any associated archaeological descriptions online which will be credited accordingly.]