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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pitcombe Down - Barrow Cemetery in England in Dorset

Submitted by TimPrevett on Monday, 23 May 2005  Page Views: 4497

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pitcombe Down
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.215 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Dorset Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Dorchester  Nearest Village: Littlebredy
Map Ref: SY587902
Latitude: 50.709958N  Longitude: 2.586284W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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Pitcombe Down
Pitcombe Down submitted by TimPrevett : A footpath runs across Pitcombe Down with several barrows adjacent. This is looking west. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Pitcombe Down submitted by TimPrevett : A footpath runs across Pitcombe Down, not far from this line of barrows. This looks east in the direction of Hardy Monument. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SY5890 : Junction of a minor road with the A35 at the Poor Lot barrow cemetery by Jim Champion
by Jim Champion
©2005(licence)
SY5890 : Black Down and the Poor Lot barrows, Winterbourne Abbas by Jim Champion
by Jim Champion
©2005(licence)
SY5889 : Pitcombe Down by Maurice D Budden
by Maurice D Budden
©2012(licence)
SY5890 : Barrows near Kingston Russell by Nigel Mykura
by Nigel Mykura
©2008(licence)
SY5890 : Sheep farming at Black Down by Maurice D Budden
by Maurice D Budden
©2012(licence)

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 2.5km SSW 201° Kingston Russell Circle* Stone Circle (SY57798783)
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