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Figsbury Ring

0.81 miles (1.3 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap This walk visits the Iron Age hill fort of Figsbury Ring near the city of Salisbury in Wiltshire.
The remote site is located just a few miles north east of Salisbury. You can start your walk from the on site car park and then follow footpaths west up to the hill top. From here you can enjoy some glorious views over the countryside to Salisbury Plain and the city with its famous cathedral.
It's particularly lovely in the warmer months when you can see butterflies and skylarks around the pretty wildflowers.
The Monarch's Way crosses the hill. You could pick up this waymarked trail and follow it north west to visit the nearby villages of Winterbourne Dauntsey and Winterbourne Gunner. Head south east takes you across Winterbourne Down to Middle Winterslow.

Postcode

SP4 6DT - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locations

Figsbury Ring OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Figsbury Ring Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Further Information and Other Local Ideas

Just a few miles to the south you can enjoy another climb to Pepperbox Hill. The National Trust owned area includes a distinctive 17th century and some fine views over the Wiltshire countryside to the city.

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Photos

Figsbury Ring 1

Figsbury Ring 1

Figsbury Ring - geograph.org.uk - 1370647

The hill fort covers some 15.5 acres with original entrances to the east and west. The fort has a single rampart, up to 4m high. A ditch in the interior is clearly unfinished and may have provided material for the rampart.

Figsbury Ring - geograph.org.uk - 1370455

Cattle at the site.

Figsbury Ring car park - geograph.org.uk - 61355

This car park only allows access to Figsbury Ring. On the eastern boundary is MOD property. An MOD warning sign can just be seen in the photo.

Barracks, Winterbourne Gunner - geograph.org.uk - 513111

Defence CBRN Centre, Winterbourne Gunner near the Porton Down MOD land and viewed from the hillside below Figsbury Ring.

Rampart, Figsbury Rings - geograph.org.uk - 1370623

Dog on the rampart admiring the view.

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GPS Files

GPX File

Figsbury Ring.gpx (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold>Download Linked File)