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England, Dorset

West Ringstead deserted coastal village

Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Coins and tokensCoins and tokens
Buttons and bucklesButtons and buckles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: site protected).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Domesday village likely emptied by the Black Death

Domesday village on the Jurassic Coast west of modern Ringstead, most likely abandoned after the Black Death reached Weymouth in 1348.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

coastal cliffs

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