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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Came Down
Country: England County: Dorset Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Dorchester Nearest Village: Upwey
Map Ref: SY687863
Latitude: 50.675514N Longitude: 2.44433W
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

4 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

4 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
0	No data.

3 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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Barrow Cemetery in Dorset

Several groups of barrows on Came Down - now a golf course.
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SY6886 : Ancient barrow at Came Down by Nigel Mykura — by Nigel Mykura
©2007(licence)

SY6886 : Tumuli and golf clubhouse by David Smith — by David Smith
©2020(licence)

SY6886 : Sign and entrance to Came Down Golf Club by David Smith — by David Smith
©2020(licence)

SY6986 : Came Down by Nigel Mykura — by Nigel Mykura
©2008(licence)

SY6885 : Path by Came Wood by David Smith — by David Smith
©2020(licence)

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