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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Hampton Down Alternative Name: Hampton Stone CircleCountry: England County: Dorset Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Dorchester Nearest Village: Portesham
Map Ref: SY596865 Landranger Map Number: 194
Latitude: 50.676750N Longitude: 2.573132W
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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By the time of its excavation, in 1965, the number of stones had increased to 28, all in the wrong position, further to the west. The circle had been moved to make way for a banked hedge. Now back in its original site, there are 10 stones in a small ellipse of 19ft by 20ft.
Access Park on the verge of the Bishop's Road at SY587866 (where it has a sharp bend above a deep coombe) and walk the "inland" South West coast path towards the east. The tiny circle is next to a gate and stile, and you could easily miss it if its overgrown.
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