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Spetisbury Station – Spetisbury Station Project loop from Spetisbury

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Spetisbury Station – Spetisbury Station Project loop from Spetisbury

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Spetisbury Station – Spetisbury Station Project loop from Spetisbury

01:09

4.25km

50m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

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Bus stop

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1.09 km

Blandford Disused Railway Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

You won't be able to catch a train here, but it's a pleasant place to catch your breath on the old train line

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1.09 km

Spetisbury Station

Highlight • Rest Area

Lovely old Somerset and Dorset railway line

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1.56 km

Spetisbury Rings (also known as Crawford Castle)

Highlight • Historical Site

Spetisbury Rings, also historically known as Crawford Castle, is a significant Iron Age hillfort and Scheduled Monument in Dorset, England.
It is one of a chain of important Iron Age earthworks in the area, which also includes sites like Hod Hill and Badbury Rings.
The "War Cemetery" Discovery
Spetisbury Rings is perhaps most famous for an important and somewhat dramatic archaeological discovery made during the construction of the railway line in 1857-1858.

Mass Graves: Workers found two mass graves within the ditch fill on the north-eastern side. The discoveries amounted to over 100 skeletons in total (at least 80 in the first find, and a further 40 the following year).

Violent End: Evidence on the remains indicated a violent end for some of the individuals; at least two skulls were perforated, and a spearhead was found still embedded in one of them.

Burial Goods: Grave goods found alongside the skeletons included:

Weapons (spear heads, an iron sword)

Personal ornaments (brooches, finger rings, a torque)

Other objects (a copper alloy cauldron, pottery, bone needles, a comb).

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1.59 km

Trig Point of Spetisbury Ring

Highlight • Viewpoint

The highest point in the walk with views virtually 360 degrees

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2.03 km

Spetisbury Rings (Crawford Castle) Iron Age Hillfort

Highlight • Historical Site

This is one of the Iron Age hillforts that lie in a chain from Hambledon Hill to Hengistbury Head. The earthworks here are clear and well-defined, making it fun to ramble about. It has only one rampart, which clouds its history and its construction may have been interrupted by the Romans.

Hiking up to the trig point offers lovely views of the patchwork landscapes around this part of Dorset.

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2.48 km

Spetisbury Station Project

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

Great place to stop

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4.04 km

Farm Coffee Shop

Highlight • Cafe

4.08 km

Marcia's Farm Shop and Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

Great place to meet and have an ice cream, hot drink or beer! Parking and access to the trailway across the road, next to Spetisbury School. Love it here, great chilled out place to visit.

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4.25 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.29 km

1.06 km

321 m

261 m

170 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.41 km

1.13 km

1.06 km

430 m

170 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 16 May

14°C

6°C

58 %

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Spetisbury Station – Spetisbury Station Project loop from Spetisbury

Blandford Disused Railway Trail

Spetisbury Station

Spetisbury Rings (also known as Crawford Castle)

Trig Point of Spetisbury Ring

Spetisbury Rings (Crawford Castle) Iron Age Hillfort

Spetisbury Station Project

Farm Coffee Shop

Marcia's Farm Shop and Cafe

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