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ruinChurch of England (abandoned)

Knowlton Church

Dorset, England · unknown

Present fabric
c. 1180
Parish age
846 yrs
Site origin
2500 BCE

A Norman church built inside a Neolithic henge. The ruined walls stand in a prehistoric earthwork; yews grow on the banks of the older sacred circle.

Historical article

Associated yews