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| This tree covered round barrow lies between the road and the east side of Came Wood itself. (It actually lies to the West of the road, and I hadn't read Rhiannons folklore post so didn't listen for fairy music - it was too early in the day anyway!) This is an atmospheric place and I feel compelled to sit awhile and soak it up. Although I have mixed feelings about the old fashion of planting barrows and earthworks with a crown of trees, they certainly add to the sacred feel of this site, encasing me in a green chamber on this June morning. The crater in the top tells of a 'volcano' excavation; In 1858 four internments were discovered, one of which had a necklace of amber beads, two of which had gold casings. Look East and you face towards a line of 5 round barrows, with the bank barrow just beyond. Many carvings on the trees here, the earliest I can spot is 1939. Needless to say, I don't add to them! Think I'll go and have a peep through the trees at the wooded long barrow down the path to the North. This post appears as part of the weblog entry Prehistoric Bike Rides 1 (Dorset - Chalbury and Came Wood)
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Posted by danielspaniel9th June 2005ce Edited 9th June 2005ce
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