Man looking up at the tower of Knowlton Church. In between Cranborne and Wimborne in Dorset.

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This medieval church was built at the centre of a Neolithic henge earthworks. Building churches at traditional pagan sites was a tactic often used in the early days of Christianity in England. The ruins and earthworks belong to English Heritage.

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Size: 3413px × 5100px
Location: Knowlton Church, Wimborne, Dorset, England
Photo credit: © Carol Bond / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: Yes

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