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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ralph's BarrowCountry: England County: Dorset Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Ferndown Nearest Village: West Parley
Map Ref: SZ086988
Latitude: 50.788707N Longitude: 1.879363W
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 |
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Round Barrow in Dorset
This barrow is in a private garden, but can easily be seen from the roadside foot path.
On the bend in Lone Pine Drive is a Bronze Age (2350BC - 701BC) bowl barrow, one of 3 in the village. The barrow is a burial site for someone like a tribal chief and is accompanied by burial goods to help with the journey to the afterlife. The bowl is 7ft high with a 90ft diameter. These barrows used to offer extensive views from higher ground across the Stour valley and beyond. Their importance and significance is being increasingly understood as are the rituals associated with burial.
Source: West Parley Parish Council Site. With thanks to fyrefly for the info.
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