<< Our Photo Pages >> Knowle Hill Barrows - Round Barrow(s) in England in Dorset
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Knowle Hill BarrowsCountry: England County: Dorset Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Wareham Nearest Village: Corfe Castle
Map Ref: SY94578233
Latitude: 50.640634N Longitude: 2.078152W
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 |
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TheCaptain visited on 16th Oct 2021 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Remains of several small barrows are found on the top ridge of Knowle Hill, a kilometre or so from the Corfe Castle end.
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5.0km E 98° Nine Barrow Down* Barrow Cemetery (SY995816)
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7.7km E 98° The Ulwell Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SZ02228131)
7.8km E 86° Agglestone* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SZ0236182826)
7.9km W 262° Boat Knoll* Round Barrow(s) (SY867813)
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