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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Northdown (Dorset)
Country: England County: Dorset Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Dorchester  Nearest Village: Sutton Poyntz
Map Ref: SY708848
Latitude: 50.662134N  Longitude: 2.414492W
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.
 5 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.
 3 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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Northdown (Dorset)
Northdown (Dorset) submitted by Bladup : The furthest to the west tumulus on west hill at SY70048452, Bincombe barrows are visible in the background above the tumulus (Vote or comment on this photo)
Another Dorset Bronze Age barrow cemetery in a spectacular chalk-ridge setting, akin to the nearby Bincombe and Came Wood barrow cemeteries. At this site the barrows are sited along the chalk ridge of the imaginatively named West and East Hills on either side of Spring Bottom. The site is worth visiting for the incredible natural features alone, along with the views over Weymouth Bay.

Some of the barrows survive intact, some have a good covering of gorse, and others have been all but lost under the plough.

Access The inland South-West Coast Path passes alongside these barrows between Green Hill and White Horse Hill. Any approach along footpaths from the south (e.g. from Sutton Poyntz) will involve a very steep walk up the cliff. From the north side on top of the downs take the appropriately named Chalky Road (from Broadmayne or Bincombe) and at the Poor Lot bank barrow turn down a very rutted and potholed chalk track. If your vehicle survives, there is room to park on the verge by Northdown Barn.
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Northdown (Dorset)
Northdown (Dorset) submitted by TimPrevett : Moonrise over the Ridgeway, West Hill, part of the Northdown group of barrows. Had a great 5 hour walk from Preston, Sutton Poyntz, along the Ridgeway, the Bank Barrow, Bincombe, then back around Chalbury. As I came over the last ridge, this sight greeted me just after sunset. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Northdown (Dorset)
Northdown (Dorset) submitted by Bladup : The western tumulus at SY70048452 with Bincombe Barrows in the background behind the pylon on the left (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Northdown (Dorset) submitted by Bladup : The western tumulus at SY70048452 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Northdown (Dorset) submitted by Bladup : Looking at Chalbury Fort from the tumulus at SY70048452 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Northdown (Dorset) submitted by Bladup : The tumulus on west hill at SY70048452, Chalbury Fort is visible in the background on the right and Portland visible in the distance above the tumulus (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Northdown (Dorset) submitted by Bladup : The largest tumulus around here, On west hill at SY70478472

Northdown (Dorset)
Northdown (Dorset) submitted by Bladup : The big tumulus on west hill at SY70478472 with the ones on east hill visible in the background on the right

Northdown (Dorset)
Northdown (Dorset) submitted by Bladup : The large tumulus on west hill at SY70478472

Northdown (Dorset)
Northdown (Dorset) submitted by Bladup

Northdown (Dorset)
Northdown (Dorset) submitted by Bladup : The largest tumulus around here by some way, On west hill at SY70478472

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Northdown (Dorset) submitted by Bladup : The slight mound of the ploughed out tumulus at SY70318464, Chalbury Fort is in the background

Northdown (Dorset)
Northdown (Dorset) submitted by Bladup : Looking south west down the line of the slight mounds of the ploughed out tumuli from the slight mound at SY70358466, Bincombe barrows are in the background on the right and Chalbury Fort on the left

Northdown (Dorset)
Northdown (Dorset) submitted by Bladup : Looking over the slight mound of the ploughed out tumulus at SY70388468

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Northdown (Dorset) submitted by Bladup : The low spread (by ploughing) tumulus at SY70578479

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Northdown (Dorset) submitted by Bladup : Looking north at the Broadmayne Barrows from Northdown

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Northdown (Dorset) submitted by Bladup : Looking over the tumuli on East Hill

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Northdown (Dorset) submitted by Bladup : The tumulus at SY70788473

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Northdown (Dorset) submitted by Bladup : The tumulus at SY70848477

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Northdown (Dorset) submitted by Bladup

Northdown (Dorset)
Northdown (Dorset) submitted by Bladup

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Northdown (Dorset) submitted by Bladup : The tumulus at SY70958473 looking west towards another tumulus

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Northdown (Dorset) submitted by Bladup : The tumulus at SY70958473

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Northdown (Dorset) submitted by Bladup : A possible stump of a standing stone at SY70948431 (It's at least an interesting stone) on the way up to Northdown, East Hill with it's tumuli (not visible in the photo) is in the background

Northdown (Dorset)
Northdown (Dorset) submitted by Bladup : The most easterly tumulus on East hill (Northdown) at SY71428448

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