<< Our Photo Pages >> Two Gates (Dorset) - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in England in Dorset
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Two Gates (Dorset) Alternative Name: West ComptonCountry: England County: Dorset Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Dorchester Nearest Village: West Compton
Map Ref: SY5548593770 Landranger Map Number: 194
Latitude: 50.741821N Longitude: 2.632246W
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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On the map as ruined burial chamber, these two megaliths are the remains of a long barrow. The mound is now ploughed out and the plough is running close to these stones, despite their being a scheduled monument. They stand south east of Eggardun hill and can be hidden by growing crops since both are fallen.
Access The remains of the burial chamber are on private land but can be viewed at a distance from the lane (the Roman Road leading west out of Dorchester) if the crops are not too high.
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