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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Martin's Down Round Barrows
Country: England County: Dorset Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Dorchester  Nearest Village: Littlebredy
Map Ref: SY569913  Landranger Map Number: 194
Latitude: 50.719718N  Longitude: 2.611904W
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.
 no data 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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Martin's Down Round Barrows
Martin's Down Round Barrows submitted by TimPrevett : The two barrows looking down from the footpath leading to the Bank Barrow. Gives a sense of their size - even though they have been robbed out. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Martins Down Bell Barrows are two Bell Barrows adjacent to A35 in Dorset at SY571911. They are 22.9m & 27.4m diameter , and approx. 1.8m high (ref. R.C.H.M. Dorset 1(1952)41.

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Martin's Down Round Barrows
Martin's Down Round Barrows submitted by Bladup : The South Eastern barrow, The larger of the two barrows here (Vote or comment on this photo)

Martin's Down Round Barrows
Martin's Down Round Barrows submitted by Bladup : The larger South Eastern Barrow (Vote or comment on this photo)

Martin's Down Round Barrows
Martin's Down Round Barrows submitted by Bladup : The smaller North Western Barrow (Vote or comment on this photo)

Martin's Down Round Barrows
Martin's Down Round Barrows submitted by Bladup : The larger South Eastern Barrow (Vote or comment on this photo)

Martin's Down Round Barrows
Martin's Down Round Barrows submitted by Bladup : The top of the North Western barrow (Vote or comment on this photo)

Martin's Down Round Barrows
Martin's Down Round Barrows submitted by Bladup : The top of the larger South Eastern barrow

Martin's Down Round Barrows
Martin's Down Round Barrows submitted by Bladup : Looking past the ditch of the South Eastern barrow towards the smaller North Western one

Martin's Down Round Barrows
Martin's Down Round Barrows submitted by MattImpey : The barrows are in a fenced off field alongside the A35.

Martin's Down Round Barrows
Martin's Down Round Barrows submitted by MattImpey

Martin's Down Round Barrows
Martin's Down Round Barrows submitted by MattImpey

Martin's Down Round Barrows
Martin's Down Round Barrows submitted by Brian E Clark : Martins Down Bell Barrows Dorset SY571911 Two Bell Barrows adjacent to A35. 22.9m & 27.4m diameter approx. 1.8m high (ref. R.C.H.M. Dorset 1(1952)41

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