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<< Our Photo Pages >> White Hill Plantation Barrow - Round Barrow(s) in England in Dorset

Submitted by Bladup on Monday, 15 April 2024  Page Views: 12

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: White Hill Plantation Barrow
Country: England County: Dorset Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Dorchester  Nearest Village: Abbotsbury
Map Ref: SY58298642
Latitude: 50.675938N  Longitude: 2.591662W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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
4

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Round Barrow(s) in Dorset

A Bronze Age bowl barrow situated in woodland. It's 29 feet in diameter with a mound about 2½ feet high
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SY5886 : The coast path crossing White Hill by Philip Halling
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SY5886 : Sheep on White Hill by Philip Halling
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SY5886 : White Hill on the South Dorset Ridgeway by Becky Williamson
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SY5886 : Meeting of bridleways, White by Philip Halling
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SY5886 : Track on White Hill by Philip Halling
by Philip Halling
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