Ruins Of Church Of St Peter Great Ringstead 30 Metres South West Of Ringstead Bury House

The ruins of the Church of St. Peter are located 30 metres south-west of Ringstead Bury House. This round tower dates back to the 12th century and was originally part of the parish church of St. Peter in Great Ringstead, which was combined with that of St. Andrew in Little Ringstead in 1771. The church was demolished in 1792, and the tower was repurposed as a garden building. It is constructed from coursed rubble flint, featuring a chamfered brick embrasure and a central mullion from a 15th or 16th-century belfry window on the north side. The east face was modified in 1792 to create a classical grotto, using rubble clunch and black glazed bricks from a former kiln, which serve as rusticated quoins and form the architrave and voussoirs of the central arch. The gable has a pediment and a string course base, though it is somewhat dilapidated, possibly indicating a late 18th-century addition. There is a headstone dated 1755 attached to the south side, and three 18th-century headstones on the north side. The site is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.