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<< Our Photo Pages >> Wears Hill Tumuli - Barrow Cemetery in England in Dorset

Submitted by Bladup on Monday, 15 April 2024  Page Views: 591

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Wears Hill Tumuli
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.4 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Dorset Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Dorchester  Nearest Village: Abbotsbury
Map Ref: SY56608624
Latitude: 50.674195N  Longitude: 2.615557W
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.
 5 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
 4

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Wears Hill Tumuli
Wears Hill Tumuli submitted by Bladup : Wears Hill Tumuli, Tumulus at SY56128621 (Vote or comment on this photo)
A line of tumuli on Wears Hill (Centered on SY56608624), To be found on the ridge East of Abbotsbury Castle Hillfort
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Wears Hill Tumuli
Wears Hill Tumuli submitted by Bladup : Lidar image of The (extant) Wears Hill Tumuli Source: www.lidarfinder.com (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wears Hill Tumuli
Wears Hill Tumuli submitted by Bladup : Wears Hill Tumuli, The Tumulus at SY56608624, With the 3 Tumuli (SY56908628, SY56908628 and SY56988630) in the background on the right (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wears Hill Tumuli
Wears Hill Tumuli submitted by Bladup : Wears Hill Tumuli, The two Tumuli at SY56948628 and SY56988630 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wears Hill Tumuli
Wears Hill Tumuli submitted by Bladup : Wears Hill Tumuli, In the foreground is the Tumulus at SY56908628 with the two nearby Tumuli (SY56948628 and SY56988630) in the background on the right (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wears Hill Tumuli
Wears Hill Tumuli submitted by Bladup : Wears Hill Tumuli, In the foreground is the Tumulus at SY56988630, Behind it on the left are the two nearby Tumuli at SY56948628 and SY56908628, There are other tumuli visible on the hilltop in the background (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wears Hill Tumuli
Wears Hill Tumuli submitted by Bladup : A stone on/in the Tumulus at SY56948628, With the Tumulus at SY56908628 behind it on the right, There are other Tumuli visible in the background

Wears Hill Tumuli
Wears Hill Tumuli submitted by Bladup : Wears Hill Tumuli, Tumulus at SY55998623

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