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<< Our Photo Pages >> Wimborne St Giles - Round Barrow(s) in England in Dorset

Submitted by vicky on Saturday, 06 December 2003  Page Views: 9762

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Wimborne St Giles
Country: England County: Dorset Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Fordingbridge  Nearest Village: Wimborne St Giles
Map Ref: SU041122  Landranger Map Number: 195
Latitude: 50.909255N  Longitude: 1.943057W
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.
3 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
3

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Wimborne St Giles
Wimborne St Giles submitted by JimChampion : Looking north-west along the B3081 road. A linear alignment of round barrows is hidden beneath the trees to the right of the road, centred on grid reference SU04111229. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Wimborne St Giles submitted by tim007 : Standing stone on barrow found two there (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Wimborne St Giles
Wimborne St Giles submitted by JimChampion : The round barrow at grid reference SU03931217, viewed from the field gate on the B3081 road to the north. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SU0412 : Oilseed Rape and Cedar tree by Simon Barnes
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SU0412 : Logging work near Wimborne St Giles by Maigheach-gheal
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SU0412 : Sheep near Wimborne St Giles by Maigheach-gheal
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SU0312 : Wimborne St Giles across Oilseed Rape field by Simon Barnes
by Simon Barnes
©2007(licence)
SU0312 : Junction of B3081 with Parsonage Lane by Toby
by Toby
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