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<< Our Photo Pages >> The King Barrow (Isle of Purbeck) - Round Barrow(s) in England in Dorset

Submitted by JimChampion on Sunday, 13 April 2008  Page Views: 7894

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: The King Barrow (Isle of Purbeck)
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.12 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Dorset Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Swanage  Nearest Village: Studland
Map Ref: SZ04618201
Latitude: 50.637765N  Longitude: 1.936172W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
3 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
5

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The King Barrow (Isle of Purbeck)
The King Barrow (Isle of Purbeck) submitted by JimChampion : The King Barrow is the grassy mound in the centre of the photo. Apologies for the quality, this is a tightly-cropped photo taken through the heat haze from over half a km away, up on Ballard Down (just north of the trig pillar). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Bowl barrow 16 metres in diameter and up to 1 metre high.
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The King Barrow (Isle of Purbeck)
The King Barrow (Isle of Purbeck) submitted by oldman : King Barrow much overgrown in June (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 948m SW 222° Ballard Down* Round Barrow(s) (SZ03988130)
 2.4km WNW 290° Agglestone* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SZ0236182826)
 2.5km WSW 254° The Ulwell Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SZ02228131)
 2.7km WNW 294° Puckstone* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SZ021831)
 2.8km W 272° The Fishing Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SZ01818210)
 3.9km NNW 329° Studland* Stone Row / Alignment (SZ026853)
 5.1km W 265° Nine Barrow Down* Barrow Cemetery (SY995816)
 5.1km W 271° Rempstone* Stone Circle (SY99468208)
 8.2km W 273° Corfe Castle East Hill barrows* Round Barrow(s) (SY96388237)
 8.4km WSW 247° Afflington Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SY96867880)
 8.6km W 263° Corfe Common* Barrow Cemetery (SY961809)
 8.6km W 272° Corfe Castle & St. Edward the Martyr's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SY9595082317)
 9.1km W 272° Corfe Castle West Hill barrows* Round Barrow(s) (SY95478237)
 10.0km W 272° Knowle Hill Barrows* Round Barrow(s) (SY94578233)
 10.2km N 2° Parkstone Standing Stone (Menhir) (SZ050922)
 10.2km W 272° Knowle Hill Cross Dyke* Misc. Earthwork (SY94398237)
 10.8km NW 311° Conygar Hill Timber Circle Timber Circle (SY964891)
 10.8km NNE 12° Fern Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SZ069926)
 10.9km WNW 283° Three Barrows (Furzebrook)* Barrow Cemetery (SY939844)
 11.1km NNE 17° Robin Hood's Barrow (Bournemouth) Round Barrow(s) (SZ07939256)
 11.7km WSW 252° Swyre Head* Round Barrow(s) (SY93417845)
 12.4km N 5° Poole Timber Circle Timber Circle (SZ057944)
 12.5km W 263° The Harp Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SY92168058)
 13.0km WNW 282° Creech Bottom Standing Stones (SY918846)
 13.2km WNW 293° Lady St Mary (Wareham)* Ancient Cross (SY92498719)
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