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Wardstone Barrow
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 31st Dec 2007
Wardstone Barrow submitted by JimChampion on 31st Dec 2007. Looking north towards the Wardstone Barrow. The track on the right leads to Chideock Farm, and is a permissive footpath. There was originally another barrow in the field to the right, but it is destroyed. Presumably the wooden posts around this one mark the limit of the scheduled ancient monument.
It was a very grey and dull Christmas Eve, this was the only decent photo that I took of the site!
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Chaldon Down
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jan 2008
Chaldon Down submitted by JimChampion on 3rd Jan 2008. Christmas Eve 2007. Looking to the north-east towards the bowl barrow at grid reference SY78318125. This barrow is 14 metres in diameter and up to 1 metre in height, although it has been truncated on its northern side by the construction of a small covered reservoir. The barrow is on the very highest point of Chaldon Down, with views over the sea to the south and the heaths to the north. It is also hard to ignore the concrete Ordnance Survey triangulation pillar on top of the barrow mound.
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Scrubbity Barrows
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 6th Jan 2008
Scrubbity Barrows submitted by JimChampion on 6th Jan 2008. Looking north-east at the largest of the Scrubbity Barrows. It is nearly 2 metres tall and the mound is very overgrown with brambles and bushes. The other barrows are out of sight on the far side of a deer fence it Scrubbity Coppice. This one is alongside the track/footpath.
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Mistlebury
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 6th Jan 2008
Mistlebury submitted by JimChampion on 6th Jan 2008. On the northern side of Mistlebury, looking east. A causeway crosses the ditch from left to right, entering the fort (on the right) through a gap in the bank.
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Ballard Down
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 13th Apr 2008
Ballard Down submitted by JimChampion on 13th Apr 2008. The eastern bowl barrow, located at grid reference SZ03998130. The bridleway passes to the left, then through the gate on the left. The stone on the left side of the barrow is a footpath marker.
The mound is 15 metres in diameter and about 1 metre tall. It was partially excavated by J H Austen in 1857. The remains of a primary inhumation and secondary infant inhumation associated with animal bones and an urn were identified. The upper part of an inverted collared urn associated with pieces...
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The Harp Stone
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 19th Apr 2008
The Harp Stone submitted by JimChampion on 19th Apr 2008. The Harp Stone is in the hedge in the foreground, on the far side of the field. In the distance the keep of Corfe Castle dominates the gap in the chalk ridge of the Purbeck Hills.
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Swyre Head
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 26th Apr 2008
Swyre Head submitted by JimChampion on 26th Apr 2008. Approaching the barrow at Swyre Head along the bridleway from the north-west (Kimmeridge and Smedmore Hill).
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Wimborne St Giles
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 6th Jul 2008
Wimborne St Giles submitted by JimChampion on 6th Jul 2008. The round barrow at grid reference SU03931217, viewed from the field gate on the B3081 road to the north.
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High Lea Farm
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 6th Jul 2008
High Lea Farm submitted by JimChampion on 6th Jul 2008. The excavated round barrow at High Lea Farm, part of Bournemouth University's "Knowlton Prehistoric Landscape Project'. Seen from the spoil heap on the open day (Sunday 29 June 2008). The site was being prepared for mast-cam photographs two days later.
This is a composite image from two photographs.
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Bottlebush Down barrows
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 11th Jan 2009
Bottlebush Down barrows submitted by JimChampion on 11th Jan 2009. Round barrows on Bottlebush Down, viewed from the agger of the Ackling Dyke Roman road, towards Handley Cross.
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Agglestone
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 5th Jun 2009
Agglestone submitted by JimChampion on 5th Jun 2009. Approaching the Agglestone along the sandy path from the high ground to the south-west.
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The King Barrow (Isle of Purbeck)
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 4th Jun 2010
The King Barrow (Isle of Purbeck) submitted by JimChampion on 4th Jun 2010. The King Barrow is the grassy mound in the centre of the photo. Apologies for the quality, this is a tightly-cropped photo taken through the heat haze from over half a km away, up on Ballard Down (just north of the trig pillar).
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The Ulwell Barrow
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 4th Jun 2010
The Ulwell Barrow submitted by JimChampion on 4th Jun 2010. Two-photo panorama of the Ulwell Barrow and the obelisk. The path to the right of the barrow continues up to the highest part of Ballard Down and then onwards along the ridge towards the end of the Purbeck Hills at Ballard Point.
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Badbury Rings
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 11th Jun 2010
Badbury Rings submitted by JimChampion on 11th Jun 2010. The cattle in the foreground were grazing the large field that includes the rings of Badbury. Beyond are the three round barrows alongside the track to the main car park.
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Pudding Barrow
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 8th Jan 2005
Pudding Barrow submitted by JimChampion on 8th Jan 2005. January 2005. Looking south towards the Pudding Barrow. The new fence and barrier is clearly visible. The campsite is closed to vehicles in winter, but many walkers and cyclists passing by, and even one person on a scrambler motorbike. Presumably the fence is a deterrent to wheeled enthusiasts.
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Stagbury Hill
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 8th Jan 2005
Stagbury Hill submitted by JimChampion on 8th Jan 2005. January 2005. Looking south at Stagbury Hill from Furzley Common. Winter sun streams through the clouds, the gorse and silver birch on the earthwork make an interesting sillhouette.
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Castle Hill (Hampshire)
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jan 2005
Castle Hill (Hampshire) submitted by JimChampion on 15th Jan 2005. January 2005. Looking at Castle Hill from Little Castle Common to the north-west. From this angle the steep natural defences can be appreciated.
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The Dongas
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Trackway
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jan 2005
The Dongas submitted by JimChampion on 23rd Jan 2005. January 2005. The 'Dongas' trackways in the foreground, steep sided gulleys running NW towards Winchester (seen in the distance). The hillfort on St Catherine's Hill can be seen on the left.
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Twyford Down monument
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jan 2005
Twyford Down monument submitted by JimChampion on 23rd Jan 2005. January 2005. The modern standing stone overlooking the M3 cutting through Twyford Down and the 'Dongas' ancient trackway. The names of those accused of ravaging the land are inscribed. [The image is colour adjusted: gives it an 'illustrated' look]
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St Catherine's Hill (Hampshire)
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jan 2005
St Catherine's Hill (Hampshire) submitted by JimChampion on 23rd Jan 2005. January 2005. Composite image of the SE side of St Catherine's Hill, viewed from the top of the Twyford Down motorway cutting. Nice view, shame about the noise.
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