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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Afflington BarrowCountry: England
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County: Dorset Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Swanage Nearest Village: Corfe Castle
Map Ref: SY96867880
Latitude: 50.608906N Longitude: 2.045736W
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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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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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The barrow was partially excavated in 1855 and some of the finds are in the Dorset County Museum in Dorchester. It contained a primary cremation, along with a crouched inhumation burial and nine extended inhumations which were arranged in parallel rows. Five of the graves were stone lined, two contained double burials and one contained a bronze finger ring. [Information from English Heritage's PastScape website]
Access The barrow is on private farmland above Coombe Bottom and can clearly be seen from the Purbeck Way footpath about 100 metres west of the site.
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