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Round Clump
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 26th Oct 2006
Round Clump submitted by JimChampion on 26th Oct 2006. Round Clump, near Coombe Bissett,
seen from the byway that skirts its western edge. The clump, which is a small wood, hides the long barrow.
(c) Peter Facey and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence: Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
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Ober Heath
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th Nov 2006
Ober Heath submitted by JimChampion on 24th Nov 2006. The bowl barrow on Ober Heath - a flat-topped low-profile barrow on the open heath north of Ober Water. The surroundings are covered with heather, whereas the barrow sports a plume of (dying) bracken.
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Testwood Lakes
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 5th May 2007
Testwood Lakes submitted by JimChampion on 5th May 2007. Part of a bronze age boat was discovered during the excavation of Meadow Lake, the most northerly in the Testwood Lakes complex. This photo shows a 'replica' of the kind of boat that the find came from. A plaque on the side of the boat reads 'Boats of this type were once used to cross the English Channel 3500 years ago. They were made of oak planks sewn together with twisted yew bark. The remains of a Bronze Age boat like this were found during the construction of the lakes in 1996.' The River B...
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Longslade View tumulus
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 6th May 2007
Longslade View tumulus submitted by JimChampion on 6th May 2007. March 2007. The gravel track on the right cuts across the east side of the bowl barrow, which is overgrown with holly and gorse bushes.
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Strodgemoor Barrow
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2007
Strodgemoor Barrow submitted by JimChampion on 17th Jul 2007. Looking south along the eastern side of the barrow. The ditch is clearly visible in the foreground, curving off to the right. In the distance is Cranes Moor and Kingston Great Common.
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Knaves Ash barrow
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2007
Knaves Ash barrow submitted by JimChampion on 17th Jul 2007. Close-up of the modern boundary stone set into the summit of the barrow mound. It has some letters and a date (19th century?) carved into it, but they have been weathered. There are several other boundary stones on the parish boundary between here and Lugden Barrow about 2 km to the south. The boundary is not just between the parishes of Burley and Ringwood, but also defines the old 'perambulation' of the Royal forest.
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Laurences Barrow
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jul 2007
Laurences Barrow submitted by JimChampion on 21st Jul 2007. June 2007. Laurences Barrow, with the landmark windswept silver birch to the left of the mound. This view is looking from the north-west - in the distance (behind the silver birch tree) are the pines of Crockford Clump, and (to the right of the barrow) Norley Inclosure. The barrow mound itself is overgrown with gorse and has a slight hollow in its summit.
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Lugden Barrow
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jul 2007
Lugden Barrow submitted by JimChampion on 23rd Jul 2007. Two-photo composite image of Lugden Barrow - the "vague mound" is in there somewhere beneath the gorse and heather. The pine trees beyond are part of the Dur Hill Inclosure.
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Longbarrow House
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 27th Jan 2008
Longbarrow House submitted by JimChampion on 27th Jan 2008. Composite image of two photographs. The mutilated long barrow mound is to the right of the fence.
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Martin Down Enclosure
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Feb 2008
Martin Down Enclosure submitted by JimChampion on 2nd Feb 2008. Coming in from the left, the south-eastern bank of the rectangular enclosure. The north-eastern side is in the centre of the photo, with the low sunlight from the west helping to show up the low earthworks.
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Moyles Court bowl barrow
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Feb 2008
Moyles Court bowl barrow submitted by JimChampion on 2nd Feb 2008. Approaching the barrow on its lofty perch, from the west. The routes up have worn through the thin soil to the underlying gravel.
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Dibden Bottom
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 16th Jul 2008
Dibden Bottom submitted by JimChampion on 16th Jul 2008. Looking east towards the barrows, with the heath of Dibden Bottom beyond. The barrows are very low, but noticeable due to their location on a low promontory and the bracken that covers them (with nothing but heather surrounding them).
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Grey Mare and her Colts
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 31st Dec 2004
Grey Mare and her Colts submitted by JimChampion on 31st Dec 2004. Boxing Day 2004. Taken at noon over the wall/fence to the north of the barrow. One of several small concrete posts that surround the site is visible, presumably there to prevent any further ploughing of the monument. The arrangment of stones is like a smaller, more ramshackle, Waylands Smithy.
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Kingston Russell Circle
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 31st Dec 2004
Kingston Russell Circle submitted by JimChampion on 31st Dec 2004. Boxing Day 2004. Composite image, taken shortly after noon looking south-west. The field is currently being used as pasture, which means that access is muddy but at least the circle is not lost in crops. Lyme bay can be seen in the distance, and Abbotsbury hill-fort to the left of this.
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Maiden Castle (Dorset)
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 31st Dec 2004
Maiden Castle (Dorset) submitted by JimChampion on 31st Dec 2004. August 2004. Looking west along the southern flank of this impressive hillfort, towards the Hardy Monument. The ditches are not as deep as they once were, and the ramparts were once topped with wooden pallisades. These formiddable defences forced the Roman army to take the slightly 'easier' option of attacking via the south-eastern entrance.
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Nine Stones (Dorset)
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 31st Dec 2004
Nine Stones (Dorset) submitted by JimChampion on 31st Dec 2004. Boxing Day 2004. Composite image. A bright sunny morning, but the trees keep this little circle in the shade. Only eight stones are visible: the ninth is being engulfed by the roots of the large beech tree on the left of the picture.
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Cerne Abbas Giant
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hill Figure or Geoglyph
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2005
Cerne Abbas Giant submitted by JimChampion on 1st Jan 2005. August 2004, taken from the car park by the A352 road. The giant is illuminated by afternoon sunshine between the clouds. Very vivid colours on this occasion.
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Hampton Down
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2005
Hampton Down submitted by JimChampion on 1st Jan 2005. December 2004. The stones are disappearing from sight! Finding the circle in this state was an anticlimax after the splendid views from Hampton Down towards the sea. For access, park just off the "Bishops road" at SY587866 (where it has a sharp bend) and walk the SW coast path towards the east. Excellent views.
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Hampton Down row
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2005
Hampton Down submitted by JimChampion on 1st Jan 2005. December 2004. The stones are disappearing from sight! Finding the circle in this state was an anticlimax after the splendid views from Hampton Down towards the sea. For access, park just off the "Bishops road" at SY587866 (where it has a sharp bend) and walk the SW coast path towards the east. Excellent views.
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Abbotsbury Castle
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2005
Abbotsbury Castle submitted by JimChampion on 1st Jan 2005. December 2004. Looking east from the trig point on top of Abbotsbury hillfort. The hillfort's round tumulus is in the centre of the picture, with a person for scale. At a height of 215m above sea-level you get an impressive view of the surroundings: it is obvious why this site was chosen for a hillfort.
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