<< Our Photo Pages >> Culliford Tree - Barrow Cemetery in England in Dorset
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Culliford Tree Alternative Name: Came WoodCountry: England County: Dorset Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Dorchester Nearest Village: Bincombe
Map Ref: SY699950 Landranger Map Number: 194
Latitude: 50.753811N Longitude: 2.42806W
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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Of particular interest is the large tree-covered bowl barrow known as the Culliford Tree barrow. It is found at grid ref SY699855, between the lane to Whitcombe and the eastern edge of Came Wood. It is 36m in diameter and nearly 5m high, with a huge mutilation at its summit and southern side. The barrow's history spans the ages, containing cremations, Bronze Age pottery, medieval inhumations and was even used as a moot for the local Hundred.
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