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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bincombe Barrows
Country: England County: Dorset Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Dorchester
Map Ref: SY689847  Landranger Map Number: 194
Latitude: 50.661136N  Longitude: 2.441365W
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
 4 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
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RedKite1985 visited on 14th Apr 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Walked to this site on many occasions, as I live locally in Bincombe Valley. A great place to sit and admire the view.

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Bincombe Barrows
Bincombe Barrows submitted by Bladup : Bincombe Barrows (Vote or comment on this photo)
Barrow Cemetery in Dorset

These sit on top of a hill overlooking Preston, and Upwey / Littlemoor parts of Weymouth. Notable finds here - details to follow in a comment. Shame that the Pylons & phone mast / aerials impose on an otherwise spectacular setting, not far from Chalbury hillfort, and the Came Wood / Down Barrow cemetery.
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Bincombe Barrows
Bincombe Barrows submitted by TimPrevett : The Bincombe Barrows, September 2017. A gorgeous autumn morning, viewed from the Jurassic Roundabout between Littlemoor and Upwey. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Bincombe Barrows
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Bincombe Barrows submitted by TimPrevett : These two barrows are near Bincombe Barn.

Bincombe Barrows
Bincombe Barrows submitted by TimPrevett : An information board at Nothe Fort in Weymouth has this for the Bincombe Barrows. The barrows can be clearly seen from the Nothe. As a family tourist attraction, we can not recommend the Nothe enough; my dad also works there as a volunteer one day each week!

Bincombe Barrows
Bincombe Barrows submitted by TimPrevett : Bincombe Barrows SY689847; these sit on top of a hill overlooking Preston, and Upwey / Littlemoor parts of Weymouth. Notable finds here - details to follow in a comment. Shame that the Pylons & phone mast / aerials impose on an otherwise spectacular setting, not far from Chalbury hillfort, and the Came Wood / Down Barrow cemetery. (1 comment)

Chalbury Hillfort / Bincombe Barrows
Chalbury Hillfort / Bincombe Barrows submitted by TimPrevett : How much archaeology can you fit in one picture / location? Grid ref SY695838 Chalbury Hillfort, viewed from the south. Picture taken shortly after sunrise on 1st November 2003. 1) The hillfort is on the right hand side, the most prominent hill between the pylons. 2) To the right of the hillfort, on the horizon, is Came Wood / Down Barrow Cemetery. 3) In the centre, highest of all, are the Bincomb... (1 comment)

Bincombe Barrows
Bincombe Barrows submitted by Bladup : Bincombe Barrows

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Bincombe Barrows submitted by Bladup : Bincombe Barrows with Chalbury Hillfort visible in the background on the right behind the pylon

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Bincombe Barrows submitted by Bladup : Bincombe Barrows

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Bincombe Barrows submitted by Bladup : Bincombe Barrows

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Bincombe Barrows submitted by RedKite1985 : A view of Bincombe Bumps Barrows from the eastern-most barrow.

Bincombe Barrows
Bincombe Barrows submitted by TimPrevett : The Bincombe Barrows, September 2017. A gorgeous autumn morning, viewed from the Jurassic Roundabout between Littlemoor and Upwey.

Bincombe Barrows
Bincombe Barrows submitted by AngieLake : This zoomed-in view of the barrows was taken from Jordan Hill Roman temple to the south. Jul 2013.

Bincombe Barrows
Bincombe Barrows submitted by djnortham : Known locally as Bincombe Bumps. As seen from my window - a constant delight to wake to a Bronze Age landscape - and snow is a rarity for our microclimate. SY689847

Bincombe Barrows
Bincombe Barrows submitted by TimPrevett : Sunrise lighting up the Bincombe Bumps one morning last November. (1 comment)

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Bincombe Barrows submitted by formicaant : this enormous bell barrow is to the west of bincombe bumps.

Bincombe Barrows
Bincombe Barrows submitted by TimPrevett : A long barrow runs parallel to the field boundary at the top of this picture - one of the Bincombe group.

Bincombe Barrows
Bincombe Barrows submitted by TimPrevett : Samhain Sunset 2003; The sun pops out of extensive cloud cover to give a spectacular sunset from the Bincombe Barrows SY689847; these sit on top of a hill overlooking Preston, and Upwey / Littlemoor parts of Weymouth. Notable finds here - details to follow in a comment.

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 1.1km SE 146° Chalbury* Hillfort (SY695838)
 1.4km NW 315° Bincombe Down* Barrow Cemetery (SY679857)
 1.4km ENE 65° Broadmayne Bank Barrow* Long Barrow (SY702853)
 1.5km NE 42° Whitcombe 1* Long Barrow (SY699858)
 1.6km NW 325° Winterborne Came 18b (Bincombe) Cairn (SY680860)
 1.6km N 353° Came Down* Barrow Cemetery (SY687863)
 1.9km E 87° Northdown (Dorset)* Barrow Cemetery (SY708848)
 2.0km WNW 303° Ridgeway Hill* Barrow Cemetery (SY672858)
 2.8km W 280° Upwey Wishing Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SY661852)
 3.2km NW 306° Upwey Ridgeway* Barrow Cemetery (SY66298659)
 3.7km NW 311° Ashton Farm Bowl Barrows Barrow Cemetery (SY66088717)
 3.7km N 353° Herringston Bowl Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SY68478842)
 3.8km N 354° Herringston Long Barrow* Long Barrow (SY68548844)
 3.9km NE 53° Little Mayne* Stone Circle (SY720870)
 4.3km NNW 332° Maiden Castle (Dorset)* Hillfort (SY66908846)
 4.3km NNW 332° Maiden Castle Causewayed Enclosure* Causewayed Enclosure (SY66938848)
 4.3km N 10° Conygar Hill Barrows* Barrow Cemetery (SY697889)
 4.3km NNW 332° Maiden Castle Bank Barrow* Long Barrow (SY66928850)
 4.6km WNW 296° Ridge Hill* Barrow Cemetery (SY648867)
 4.6km NE 37° Whitcombe* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SY717883)
 4.7km NNW 329° Maiden Castle Long Barrow 1 Long Barrow (SY66518879)
 4.8km NNW 334° Maiden Castle Linear Earthwork Misc. Earthwork (SY66798902)
 4.9km W 279° Friar Waddon Hill Barrow Cemetery (SY641855)
 5.0km NW 305° Eweleaze Barn* Barrow Cemetery (SY648876)
 5.0km NW 311° Four Barrow Hill* Round Barrow(s) (SY651880)
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The Burning Barrow by Andy B on Friday, 12 December 2014
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St. Andrew's Fire and Burning Barrows

In Scottish tradition, on this night, the eve of St. Andrew's, mysterious lights appear, hovering above the ground believed to be the burial site of hidden treasure.

Barrows or earthworks are often regarded as places, where hidden treasure can be found. On the Ridgeway Hill, near the Dorset village of Bincombe there is a bowl barrow that has been given the curious name of The Burning Barrow.

It was given this name due to an inexplicable event one night in the early 1980's. A woman told him in 1984, that she was riding pillion on her boyfriend’s motorbike travelling along the top road of Came Down. When they were both startled to see flames shooting upward and a bright orange glow emitting from one of the many barrows upon the Ridgeway.

Both the rider and the woman thought the area had some sinister air about it and didn't stop to find out what caused this unusual phenomenon.

The flames seen at the Burning Barrow could have been some form of luces del dinero (or Money Lights) as the are called in Mexico. Theses flames or ignis fatuus appear to hover above the ground, are said to mark the spot of treasure.

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http://darkdorset.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/st-andrews-fire-and-burning-barrows.html

With thanks to Coldrum for the link
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