<< Our Photo Pages >> Swyre Head - Round Barrow(s) in England in Dorset
Submitted by JimChampion on Saturday, 26 April 2008 Page Views: 8623
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Swyre HeadCountry: England County: Dorset Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Swanage Nearest Village: Kimmeridge
Map Ref: SY93417845
Latitude: 50.605729N Longitude: 2.094486W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
Internal Links:
External Links:
I have visited· I would like to visit
TheCaptain visited on 17th Oct 2021 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Walking with friends out to Swyre Head then down to the coast path and along to Kimmeridge and back along the ridge. This huge mound has beautiful views but is much modified for its previous use as a windmill base, now a perfect place for a sit.
JimChampion have visited here
There is no obvious trace of the barrow's surrounding ditch, and its 2.5 metre-high, 25 metre-wide mound is steep-sided and flat-topped - probably a modification made in more recent times to convert the barrow into a 'windmill mound'. It is now surmounted by a large square stone and has gorse growing on its steep sides.
From historicengland.org.uk
Access Several paths lead uphill to the barrow. There is a car park west of Kingston (grid reference SY93417845), with a footpath that leads south-west to Swyre Head. There is another car park in an old quarry (grid reference SY93417845) above Kimmeridge village, and a bridleway leads south-east up and along Smedmore Hill to Swyre Head. There is also a signposted (and very steep) permissive path north then north-east across the Smedmore Estate from the coastal path at Rope Lake Head (grid reference SY93417845). The latter two routes are combined in the waymarked Kimmeridge "Round Walk".
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.
Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.
Click here to see more info for this site
Nearby sites
Click here to view sites on an interactive OS mapKey: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed
Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)
To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.
Turn off the page maps and other distractions
Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
2.5km NNW 330° The Harp Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SY92168058)
3.5km E 84° Afflington Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SY96867880)
3.6km NE 48° Corfe Common* Barrow Cemetery (SY961809)
4.0km NNE 14° Knowle Hill Cross Dyke* Misc. Earthwork (SY94398237)
4.0km NNE 17° Knowle Hill Barrows* Round Barrow(s) (SY94578233)
4.4km NNE 28° Corfe Castle West Hill barrows* Round Barrow(s) (SY95478237)
4.6km NNE 33° Corfe Castle & St. Edward the Martyr's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SY9595082317)
4.9km NE 37° Corfe Castle East Hill barrows* Round Barrow(s) (SY96388237)
6.0km NNW 332° Grange Heath Bell Barrow Round Barrow(s) (SY90658374)
6.0km N 5° Three Barrows (Furzebrook)* Barrow Cemetery (SY939844)
6.4km NNW 345° Creech Bottom Standing Stones (SY918846)
6.6km NNW 342° Three Lord's Round Barrow(s) (SY914847)
6.8km ENE 63° Nine Barrow Down* Barrow Cemetery (SY995816)
6.9km WNW 292° Lulworth stone circle Stone Circle (SY870810)
7.0km ENE 59° Rempstone* Stone Circle (SY99468208)
7.3km WNW 293° Boat Knoll* Round Barrow(s) (SY867813)
7.3km WNW 287° Flower's Barrow* Hillfort (SY86388056)
7.5km WNW 295° Ferny Barrows* Round Barrow(s) (SY866817)
7.7km WNW 296° Water Barrows Round Barrow(s) (SY865818)
7.7km WNW 293° East Lulworth* Barrow Cemetery (SY863814)
7.8km NW 316° Povington Heath Barrows Barrow Cemetery (SY880841)
8.8km N 354° Lady St Mary (Wareham)* Ancient Cross (SY92498719)
9.1km ENE 66° The Fishing Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SZ01818210)
9.2km ENE 72° The Ulwell Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SZ02228131)
9.3km N 353° Wareham Walls* Misc. Earthwork (SY92218771)
View more nearby sites and additional images
We would like to know more about this location. Please feel free to add a brief description and any relevant information in your own language.
Wir möchten mehr über diese Stätte erfahren. Bitte zögern Sie nicht, eine kurze Beschreibung und relevante Informationen in Deutsch hinzuzufügen.
Nous aimerions en savoir encore un peu sur les lieux. S'il vous plaît n'hesitez pas à ajouter une courte description et tous les renseignements pertinents dans votre propre langue.
Quisieramos informarnos un poco más de las lugares. No dude en añadir una breve descripción y otros datos relevantes en su propio idioma.