<< Our Photo Pages >> Ballard Down - Round Barrow(s) in England in Dorset
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ballard DownCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.646 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Dorset Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Swanage Nearest Village: Studland
Map Ref: SZ03988130
Latitude: 50.631385N Longitude: 1.945088W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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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 |
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Three bronze-age barrows on Ballard Down, overlooking Studland Bay to the north and Swanage Bay to the south. A bridleway follows the top of the chalk ridge; two bowl barrows are to the south of the bridleway, and a pond barrow lies just to the north.
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