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<< Our Photo Pages >> Woolsbarrow - Hillfort in England in Dorset

Submitted by TimPrevett on Monday, 20 September 2004  Page Views: 18721

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Woolsbarrow
Country: England County: Dorset Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Wareham  Nearest Village: Bere Regis
Map Ref: SY893925  Landranger Map Number: 195
Latitude: 50.732015N  Longitude: 2.152976W
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.
 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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Woolsbarrow Hillfort
Woolsbarrow Hillfort submitted by TimPrevett : I like this spot. Having been here numerous times in my youth, the views, and wonderful smell of pine is nostalgic for me; and now it is interesting from my stoney fascination perspective. Grid ref SY893925. Parking nearby is easy, and a steady walk makes this fine for walking with a family. Our 5 and 3 year olds handled it fine, taking about 1 hr 15 at a very slow pace to do a circular route. The... (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Woolsbarrow submitted by Bladup : Lidar image of Woolsbarrow Fort (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Woolsbarrow submitted by Morten : Approach from the southern end (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Woolsbarrow submitted by ArchieRob : South side of Woolsbarrow ramparts. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Woolsbarrow submitted by TimPrevett : I arrived in Wareham Forest after a night of heavy rain, which had cleared into a very chilly early morning; by the time I got to Woolsbarrow, the trees and grass were being warmed by the sun and water evaporating; amazing. It was as if the whole forest were breathing out, giving a wonderful ambience. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Woolsbarrow submitted by TimPrevett : For the uninitiated, there are now a few clear signposts indicative of the massive prehistoric monument in the centre of Wareham Forest...

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Woolsbarrow submitted by TimPrevett : The south west 'promontory' of the fort viewed from the east.

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Woolsbarrow submitted by TimPrevett : For the unitiated, there are now a few clear signposts indicative of the massive prehistoric monument in the centre of Wareham Forest...

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Woolsbarrow submitted by TimPrevett : Looking north east from the southern approach to Woolsbarrow

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Woolsbarrow submitted by TimPrevett : Looking west over the approach earthworks from the highest point.

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Woolsbarrow submitted by TimPrevett : Between the earthworks on the east side of the fort.

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Woolsbarrow submitted by TimPrevett : Looking between the 'approach' earthworks to terraced ramparts on the western side.

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Woolsbarrow submitted by TimPrevett : There are much wider earthworks in the trees than the obvious mound which makes up the hillfort clearly visible in the centre of the clearing...

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Woolsbarrow submitted by TimPrevett

Woolsbarrow Hillfort
Woolsbarrow Hillfort submitted by TimPrevett : I like this spot. Having been here numerous times in my youth, the views, and wonderful smell of pine is nostalgic for me; and now it is interesting from my stoney fascination perspective. Grid ref SY893925. Parking nearby is easy, and a steady walk makes this fine for walking with a family. Our 5 and 3 year olds handled it fine, taking about 1 hr 15 at a very slow pace to do a circular route. The...

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Re: Woolsbarrow by Anonymous on Tuesday, 08 September 2020
visited Sunday, 06/09/2020, nice quiet walk, not many people due to corona, nice view from the hill fort, shame that there was a fire last march, don't people realize that when you use a barbeque, and are then forced to leave it, the wood land catches, amazing how quickly it regenerates though, the trees are black though, halfway up the trunk.
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Re: Woolsbarrow by Anonymous on Monday, 22 April 2019
We visited for the first time today, although fairly local I hadn't heard of it. Interesting place for the boys to scramble about and lovely views along the way.
Well worth a visit

Tarrant Family
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Re: Woolsbarrow by Anonymous on Wednesday, 06 November 2013
Visited this spectacular location this week (November 2013). It is well worth the walk as the views from the top are extensive and the steepness of the embankments astonishing. We were staying at the Caravan Club's Hunter's Moon site which is about a 1 hour walk away, just follow the signposts for the Wareham Forest Way which passes right beside the Hill Fort.
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