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<< Text Pages >> Blandford Race Down - Round Barrow(s) in England in Dorset

Submitted by coldrum on Wednesday, 01 September 2010  Page Views: 3864

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Blandford Race Down
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.4 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Dorset Type: Round Barrow(s)

Map Ref: ST91360836
Latitude: 50.874672N  Longitude: 2.124166W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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
5
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Round Barrow(s) in Dorset

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"A bowl barrow on Blandford Race Down. The barrow mound measures 17 metres in diameter and 2 metres high and is surrounded by a ditch which can still be seen on the north and north eastern sides. A hollow in the top of the mound may indicate past excavation."

Source: Pastscape
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
ST9108 : Water Tower in Blandford Camp by Toby
by Toby
©2007(licence)
ST9108 : Footpath around Blandford Camp by Toby
by Toby
©2007(licence)
ST9108 : Bingledon Wood by Toby
by Toby
©2007(licence)
ST9108 : View from Blandford Camp by Toby
by Toby
©2007(licence)
ST9108 : Inside Bingledon Wood by Toby
by Toby
©2007(licence)

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