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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Hambledon Hill north long barrow Alternative Name: The Giant's Grave
Country: England County: Dorset Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Blandford Forum  Nearest Village: Child Okeford
Map Ref: ST84511265
Latitude: 50.913104N  Longitude: 2.221704W
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.
 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.
 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
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Hambledon Hill north long barrow
Hambledon Hill north long barrow submitted by dooclay : long Barrow view from the SW (Vote or comment on this photo)
Long barrow on the northern spur of Hambledon Hill, located within the iron-age hillfort.

The barrow is 66 metres long, slightly decreasing in height and width towards its northern end. The V-shaped notch that bisects the barrow mound is probably a result of antiquarian digging. There are traces of straight flanking ditches.

This long barrow and the smaller long barrow to the south of the nearby causewayed enclosure were both known by the name "The Giant's Grave" by the end of the 19th century. More details are available from the English Heritage monument information page.
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Hambledon Hill north long barrow
Hambledon Hill north long barrow submitted by Bladup : Just right of center on top of the hill is the longbarrow on Hambledon Hillfort at ST84511265 with some of the forts impressive earthworks visible on the left (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hambledon Hill north long barrow
Hambledon Hill north long barrow submitted by Bladup : On the left is the longbarrow on top of Hambledon Hillfort at ST84511265 with some of the forts impressive earthworks visible on the right (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hambledon Hill north long barrow
Hambledon Hill north long barrow submitted by Bladup : Looking south along the longbarrow on top of Hambledon Hill at ST84511265, The gap in it is an old excavation scar (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hambledon Hill north long barrow
Hambledon Hill north long barrow submitted by Bladup : Looking north along the longbarrow on top of Hambledon Hill at ST84511265 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hambledon Hill north long barrow
Hambledon Hill north long barrow submitted by Bladup : The longbarrow on top of Hambledon Hill and in the middle of the amazing hillfort at ST84511265 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hambledon Hill north long barrow
Hambledon Hill north long barrow submitted by dooclay : View over the excavation scar to the S

Hambledon Hill north long barrow
Hambledon Hill north long barrow submitted by dooclay : Approaching the Long Barrow from the South

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 50m N 359° Hambledon Hill hillfort* Hillfort (ST84511270)
 297m NNW 327° Hambledon Hillfort Spur Enclosure Misc. Earthwork (ST84351290)
 535m SSE 147° Hambledon Hill enclosure* Causewayed Enclosure (ST848122)
 586m ESE 113° Eastern Cross Dyke* Misc. Earthwork (ST85051242)
 689m SSE 156° Southern cross-dyke* Misc. Earthwork (ST84791202)
 710m SSE 148° Hambledon Hill south long barrow* Long Barrow (ST84891205)
 872m NNW 339° Hambledon Farm Stone Circle* Modern Stone Circle etc (ST8420413467)
 1.4km SE 141° Stepleton Enclosure Causewayed Enclosure (ST8540311526)
 2.3km SSE 152° Hod Hill* Hillfort (ST856106)
 5.4km SW 221° Ringmoor Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (ST809086)
 5.5km W 262° Banbury Hill Hillfort (ST790119)
 6.9km NE 34° Fontmell Down* Misc. Earthwork (ST884183)
 7.0km SE 138° Pimperne Maze Turf Maze (ST892074)
 7.5km ESE 107° Pimperne Long Barrow* Long Barrow (ST917105)
 7.9km SSE 150° Blandford Forum Stones* Standing Stones (ST884058)
 8.1km ESE 122° Blandford Race Down Round Barrow(s) (ST91360836)
 9.0km ENE 71° Caesar's Camp (Dorset)* Hillfort (ST930156)
 9.2km E 85° Chettle Long Barrow* Long Barrow (ST937135)
 9.2km SE 130° Tarrant Rawston Long Barrow* Long Barrow (ST91550667)
 9.9km SE 132° Buzbury Rings* Ancient Village or Settlement (ST919060)
 9.9km SW 225° Bul Barrow Round Barrow(s) (ST774057)
 10.3km SW 228° Rawlsbury Camp* Hillfort (ST76750580)
 10.5km E 89° Chettle House* Long Barrow (ST9506612803)
 10.6km S 177° Combs Ditch Ancient Village or Settlement (ST851021)
 11.0km NNE 32° Chapel Well (Donhead St Mary) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST90372196)
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Re: Hambledon Hill long barrow by Zooks777 on Thursday, 19 August 2021
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On Environment Agency lidar (grey icon next to CamRA) this appears as a narrow NNW-SSE feature with a vague side ditch to west. In the central part of the spectacular Hambledon Hill hillfort that is heaving with hut circles
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