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<< Text Pages >> Grimstone Down Settlements - Ancient Village or Settlement in England in Dorset

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 07 October 2002  Page Views: 9365

Multi-periodSite Name: Grimstone Down Settlements
Country: England County: Dorset Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Dorchester  Nearest Village: Grimstone
Map Ref: SY646957  Landranger Map Number: 194
Latitude: 50.759806N  Longitude: 2.503257W
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.
4 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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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SY6495 : Former settlement on Stratton Down by Becky Williamson
by Becky Williamson
©2016(licence)
SY6495 : Jackman's Cross by Ian Allman
by Ian Allman
©2014(licence)
SY6495 : Muddy Track, Grimstone Down by Nigel Mykura
by Nigel Mykura
©2008(licence)
SY6495 : Footpath leading down from Jackman's Cross by Val Ghose
by Val Ghose
©2007(licence)
SY6495 : Hog Hill Grimstone, Dorset by Nigel Mykura
by Nigel Mykura
©2008(licence)

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 282m SW 225° Grimstone Down Barrow Cemetery Barrow Cemetery (SY644955)
 466m NE 43° Jackman's Plantation Bowl Barrow Round Barrow(s) (SY64929604)
 495m NE 43° Lawyer's Plantation Cross Dyke Misc. Earthwork (SY64949606)
 532m N 354° Jackman's Cross Bowl Barrow Round Barrow(s) (SY64559623)
 742m NE 47° Coronation Plantation Bowl Barrow Round Barrow(s) (SY65159620)
 898m E 87° Howde's Barrow Plantation Bowl Barrow Round Barrow(s) (SY65509574)
 1.2km NNE 24° Crete Hill Field System Misc. Earthwork (SY651968)
 1.3km ESE 108° Forston Settlement Ancient Village or Settlement (SY658953)
 1.9km NNE 25° Furzey Down Road Ancient Trackway (SY654974)
 2.0km SSE 165° Stratton Churchyard Cross* Ancient Cross (SY6510893793)
 2.1km NNE 29° Crete Hill Bowl Barrow Round Barrow(s) (SY656975)
 2.3km WNW 290° Hog Cliff Hill Settlement Ancient Village or Settlement (SY624965)
 2.6km NNE 27° Nether Cerne Field System Misc. Earthwork (SY658980)
 2.6km WNW 293° Hog Cliff Hill Barrow Round Barrow(s) (SY62179676)
 3.3km S 178° Seven Barrow Plantation* Barrow Cemetery (SY647924)
 3.5km SSW 194° Bradford Peverell 1 Long Barrow (SY637923)
 3.7km WNW 292° Hog Cliff Bottom Barrow Round Barrow(s) (SY61209711)
 3.7km SSW 210° Frampton Long Barrow Long Barrow (SY627925)
 3.7km WSW 257° Notton Down Barrow Round Barrow(s) (SY60949486)
 3.9km NNE 17° Smacam Down Long Barrow Long Barrow (SY6572599389)
 3.9km NNE 16° Smacam Down Settlement Ancient Village or Settlement (SY657994)
 4.0km NNE 18° Smacam Down Bowl Barrow Round Barrow(s) (SY65859946)
 4.4km NE 35° Green Hill Field System Misc. Earthwork (SY672993)
 4.4km SSE 148° Bradford Peverell 2* Long Barrow (SY669919)
 4.5km NNE 33° Green Hill Barrows Barrow Cemetery (SY67069943)
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Re: Grimstone Down Settlements by coldrum on Saturday, 02 January 2010
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