<< Our Photo Pages >> Flower's Barrow - Hillfort in England in Dorset
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Flower's BarrowCountry: England County: Dorset Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Wareham Nearest Village: East Lulworth
Map Ref: SY86388056 Landranger Map Number: 194
Latitude: 50.624581N Longitude: 2.193907W
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 |
0 | no data |
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Ogham visited on 7th Aug 2008 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 3
TheCaptain JimChampion TimPrevett have visited here
The pair of parallel ramparts are clearly visible on the north, east and west. It is possible there never were ramparts on the south side, with the cliff top acting as defence.
There are hut circles visible within the interior, and a minor excavation in 1939 found a few artefacts.
With the ground disturbance on the southern part, one can not help wandering if there are easy archaeological finds waiting to be discovered. However, the twin perils of cliff erosion and the possibility of unexploded tank shells dictate extreme caution.
Watch out for the ranges opening times (which can be checked on the Defence Estates Website) and heed all warning signs!
Access on foot can be from Tyneham, with a very steep uphill walk, or alternatively, park at Whiteway Hill viewing point / car park, and walk along the hill to the west.
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