<< Our Photo Pages >> Hurn Forest Barrow - Round Barrow(s) in England in Dorset
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Hurn Forest Barrow Alternative Name: Barnsfield HeathCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 1.077 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Dorset Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Bournemouth Nearest Village: Hurn
Map Ref: SZ123993
Latitude: 50.793138N Longitude: 1.826857W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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A low barrow, deeply scarred by previous Foresty Commission plantings. Now pot holed with rabbit holes, and with evidence of unspecified digging ( Victorian treasure hunters? ) it barely raises itself above the surrounding heathland. It is however, delineated by monument marking posts on each corner.
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