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<< Our Photo Pages >> Chilcombe Hill Barrows - Round Barrow(s) in England in Dorset

Submitted by vicky on Tuesday, 24 August 2004  Page Views: 5252

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Chilcombe Hill Barrows
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.7 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Dorset Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Shipton Gorge  Nearest Village: Askerswell
Map Ref: SY528916  Landranger Map Number: 194
Latitude: 50.722096N  Longitude: 2.670017W
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.
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
3

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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)
Round Barrows in Dorset

An ancient settlement tops the hill with a bowl barrow standing just below it to the SW. It is reached from open land through a field gate (usually locked shut) and is capped by a prone sarsen measuring 5' long by 2'6" wide by 1' thick.
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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. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SY5291 : Chilcombe Hill by Derek Harper
by Derek Harper
©2017(licence)
SY5291 : Tumulus, Chilcombe Fort by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
©2012(licence)
SY5291 : Gate on southern flanks of Chilcombe Hill by Becky Williamson
by Becky Williamson
©2017(licence)
SY5291 : Slopes of Chilcombe Hill by Derek Harper
by Derek Harper
©2017(licence)
SY5291 : Chilcombe Lane cattle grid by David Smith
by David Smith
©2010(licence)

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Re: Chilcombe Hill Barrows by enkidu41 on Monday, 19 July 2004
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Condition: 3
Ambience: 4
Access:4
An ancient settlement tops the hill with a bowl barrow standing just below it to the SW. It is reached from open land through a field gate (usually locked shut) and is capped by a prone sarsen measuring 5' long by 2'6" wide by 1' thick.
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