Four Tarrants a Camp & a Ring
Sun 9th Jun 2024
Walk Details:
Event Type
Group Walk
Region
Southern England
Local Group
Dorset
Distance
19ml.
Start Time
09.00
Route
(Start at Blandford Stour Meadows c.p. Currently Free)
General Notes
Route via Blandford Royal Signals Camp to the church at Tarrant Monkton, during the coffee stop look out for the grave markers of four 1st World War German POWs. Then to the former Tarrant Rushton airfield, where airborne forces took off from to capture Pegasus Bridge on D-Day, & lunch stop at Tarrant Keynston (possible chance for a quick drink at the "True Lover's Knot"). Next to St Mary's church Tarrant Crawford with its "ghostly" 14th Century paintings & burial site of Joan of Scotland, sister of Henry III. Next is the small ancient hill fort of Spetisbury Rings before heading back to Blandford
Contact
Ian B Tel: 07826 727960
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© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
