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The Henge Monuments of the British Isles: Myth and Archaeology

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<< Our Photo Pages >> Winterbourne Steepleton - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in England in Dorset

Submitted by TimPrevett on Saturday, 06 December 2003  Page Views: 8553

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Winterbourne Steepleton
Country: England County: Dorset Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Dorchester  Nearest Village: Winterbourne Abbas
Map Ref: SY614897  Landranger Map Number: 194
Latitude: 50.705648N  Longitude: 2.547994W
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
 1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 3 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.
 2 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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Winterbourne Steepleton
Winterbourne Steepleton submitted by TimPrevett : A distant view of the stones at Winterborne Steepleton, from the roadside. Given I had already two fields of bovine close encounters that morning, I was not prepared for another! The two stones lie halfway up the hillside within farmland on the west side of the road from Hardy Monument to Winterborne Steepleton. One cow looks mockingly at me from the stones either side of it. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Remains of a burial chamber; two stones lie halfway up the hillside within farmland on the west side of the road from Hardy Monument to Winterborne Steepleton.

It is believed access will be given to those who knock and ask, but given when I visited that there were cattle standing in the field when I neared the property, I contented myself with a distant look and zoom in photograph.
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Winterbourne Steepleton
Winterbourne Steepleton submitted by Bladup : The remaining stones of Winterbourne Steepleton Burial Chamber (Vote or comment on this photo)

Winterbourne Steepleton
Winterbourne Steepleton submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

Winterbourne Steepleton
Winterbourne Steepleton submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

Winterbourne Steepleton
Winterbourne Steepleton submitted by Bladup : The remaining stones of Winterbourne Steepleton Burial Chamber (Vote or comment on this photo)

Winterbourne Steepleton 1
Winterbourne Steepleton 1 submitted by TimPrevett : The long barrow here is very low, and appears from the path to the south to be wedge shaped. Visible here across the centre of the photo, just out of the shadow of the trees. Visited 24/12/20, photo iPhone 11.

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Re: Winterbourne Steepleton by TimPrevett on Thursday, 19 May 2005
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This is situated behind Coombe Farm; permission needs to asked to visit. Alternatively, the remaining two stones can be viewed at distance from the roadside. They are up midway up the hillside. When I visited I was going to ask permission, but due to cattle loose in the field, I was not prepared to go in there even with permission, but contented myself with a visual, if not physical visit.
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