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Badbury Rings

Iron Age hill fort in east Dorset, England, UK
Place archaeological_site Q798831
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Badbury Rings

Summary

Badbury Rings is an archaeological site[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (295 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Badbury Rings is located in Shapwick[3].
  • Badbury Rings is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Badbury Rings's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[5].
  • Badbury Rings's instance of is recorded as contour fort[6].
  • Badbury Rings is owned by National Trust[7].
  • Badbury Rings is operated by National Trust[8].
  • Badbury Rings's Commons category is recorded as Badbury Rings[9].
  • Badbury Rings's OS grid reference is recorded as ST964030[10].
  • Badbury Rings's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.8264, 'lon': -2.05231}[11].
  • Badbury Rings's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.8265, 'lon': -2.0523}[12].
  • Badbury Rings's official website is recorded as https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/kingston-lacy/features/badbury-rings[13].
  • Badbury Rings's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[14].
  • Badbury Rings's historic county is recorded as Dorset[15].

Body

Geography

Badbury Rings is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Shapwick[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site[5] and contour fort[6]. Badbury Rings's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[14].

History and Context

Badbury Rings is owned by National Trust[7].

Why It Matters

Badbury Rings ranks in the top 7% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (295 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk. hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk. hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk. hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Peter James · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/kingston-lacy/features/badb
    Country → —
    Operator → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Shapwick
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q839954]]"
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