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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Chilcombe Hill
Country: England County: Dorset Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Shipton Gorge  Nearest Village: Askerswell
Map Ref: SY530920  Landranger Map Number: 194
Latitude: 50.725709N  Longitude: 2.667235W
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
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 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
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Chilcombe Hill Barrow(s)
Chilcombe Hill Barrow(s) submitted by enkidu41 : SY 5284 9164 A 5' long sarsen capping a bowl barrow which, according to Leslie Grinsell (Dorset Barrows, L. V. Grinsell) was '13 paces' in diameter. Anybody know how long his legs were!? (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Chilcombe Hill
Chilcombe Hill submitted by mattimpey : The views from Chilcombe Hillfort of the countryside are splendid. Eggardon Hill was not quite visible & I did not see the prone Sarson Stone but I did not have time to fully explore the site. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chilcombe Hill
Chilcombe Hill submitted by mattimpey : The earthwork ramparts from Chilcombe Hillfort. The views from here of the countryside are splendid. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chilcombe Hill
Chilcombe Hill submitted by mattimpey : The Earthwork Ramparts of Chilcombe Hillfort are now just a circular ditch approx. depth 2 metres. Golden Cap in the distance. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chilcombe Hill
Chilcombe Hill submitted by mattimpey : The remains of the earthwork ramparts Chilcombe Hillfort. The Dorset coast in the background. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chilcombe Hill Barrows
Chilcombe Hill Barrows submitted by mattimpey : The Two Barrows on Chilcombe Hill. To the SW of the Hillfort (approx. SY528910) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chilcombe Hill Barrows
Chilcombe Hill Barrows submitted by mattimpey : The Two Chilcombe Hill Barrows on the SW of the Chilcombe Hill.

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 447m SSW 206° Chilcombe Hill Barrows* Round Barrow(s) (SY528916)
 2.3km W 272° Shipton Hill* Hillfort (SY507921)
 2.6km E 95° Litton Cheney* Timber Circle (SY5562591741)
 2.9km NNE 22° Eggardon Hill* Hillfort (SY54129472)
 3.0km NE 54° Two Gates (Dorset)* Burial Chamber or Dolmen (SY5548593770)
 3.1km NNE 32° Eggardon earthwork* Henge (SY54689460)
 3.9km ENE 67° West Compton Bowl Barrow Round Barrow(s) (SY56619347)
 4.0km E 100° Martin's Down Round Barrows* Round Barrow(s) (SY569913)
 4.2km S 175° Puncknowle Bowl Barrows Round Barrow(s) (SY53308783)
 4.2km E 101° Long Bredy Bank Barrow* Long Barrow (SY57179115)
 4.3km E 96° Kingston Russell Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SY57259149)
 4.3km E 101° Long Bredy Barrow Cemetery* Barrow Cemetery (SY5726491115)
 4.4km ESE 104° Long Bredy 2* Long Barrow (SY573909)
 4.5km E 99° Martin's Down Bell Barrows* Round Barrow(s) (SY57419124)
 4.5km E 99° Long Bredy A Cursus* Cursus (SY57419124)
 4.6km ENE 71° West Compton Fort Hillfort (SY574935)
 4.8km SW 228° Bind Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SY494888)
 4.9km E 98° Kingston Russell Stone 1 Standing Stone (Menhir) (SY579913)
 5.0km E 99° Long Bredy B Cursus Cursus (SY579912)
 5.2km ESE 106° Kingston Russell 1* Long Barrow (SY580905)
 5.2km ESE 106° Kingston Russell Stone 3* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SY580905)
 5.2km ESE 107° Kingston Russell 2* Long Barrow (SY580904)
 5.3km SE 135° Kingston Russell Long Barrow Long Barrow (SY5669088244)
 5.4km E 99° Hangman's Rocks Stone Circle (SY58389109)
 5.6km SSE 161° Tulk's Hill Bowl Barrows Barrow Cemetery (SY54798668)
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Re: Chilcombe Hill by Anonymous on Wednesday, 11 August 2010
I live opposite Chilcombe Hill Fort and I am outraged that they are using it for off road scrambling and carving big scars in the fort. Can anybody offer any advice on how to stop this distruction?
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    Re: Chilcombe Hill by Runemage on Wednesday, 11 August 2010
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    The Police may be interested as it's criminal damage. They have a Crimestoppers number if you'd prefer to remain anonymous and they should also inform the landowner. If you're happy going public, you could also contact your MP, the local paper etc.

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Re: Chilcombe Hill by coldrum on Monday, 29 March 2010
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Re: Chilcombe Hill by Anonymous on Thursday, 09 February 2006
Walked up this hill on sunny day. lovely viewpoint and ideal picnic spot
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