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Submitted by TimPrevett on Monday, 23 May 2005 Page Views: 5276

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ridge Hill
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.7 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Dorset Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Dorchester Nearest Village: Martinstown
Map Ref: SY648867
Latitude: 50.678887N Longitude: 2.49956W
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

3 Ambience:

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3	Ordinary
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1	Awful
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5 Access:

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
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4 Accuracy:

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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**Ridge Hill** submitted by TimPrevett : The Ridge Hill barrows are harder to see; many are behind field boundaries and tall hedges, and others are considerably denuded. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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