Dudsbury Camp

Dudsbury Camp (or Dudsbury Rings) is one of a series of Iron Age earthworks in Dorset, starting from Hambledon Hill, and including Hod Hill, Spetisbury Rings, Buzbury Rings, Badbury Rings and Dudsbury Camp [1]. The fort is located near the village of West Parley [1]. Dudsbury is an Iron Age hillfort situated on the north bank of the River Stour [1]. The defences enclose a semicircular area of about 3 hectares and consist of double ramparts and ditch on the west, north and east sides, with a steep slope to the river on the south side [1]. Much of the outer rampart and ditch has been obliterated or severely damaged [1]. The best preserved portion lies near the southwest corner where the inner rampart stands 1.5 metres above the interior and 4 metres above the bottom of the outer ditch [1]. The outer rampart there rises over 5 metres above the bottom of the ditch [1].