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Whitcombe Barn
Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
Whitcombe Barn (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) on The Modern Antiquarian, the UK & Ireland's most popular megalithic community website. 3 images, 1 fieldnote, plus information on many more ancient sites nearby and across the UK & Ireland.
Image © Mike Rowland 08/09/10
Nearest Town:
Dorchester (4km NW)
OS Ref (GB):
SY71018699 /
Sheet: 194
Latitude:
50° 40' 52.44" N
Longitude:
2° 24' 37.36" W
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formicaant
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East Hill Barrows (2.49km SSE) (19 posts)
Fryer Mayne (2.55km E) (3 posts)
Sandy Barrow (West Stafford) (2.62km NE) (3 posts)
Frome Hill Barrows (2.76km N) (1 post)
Bincombe Down (2.82km SW) (45 posts)
Bincombe Down Long Barrow (2.84km SW) (4 posts)
Herringston Barrow (2.87km W) (4 posts)
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Dorchester Palisaded Enclosure (4.03km NW) (4 posts)
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Maiden Castle Round Barrow (4.62km W) (2 posts)
Maiden Castle Long Barrow (4.83km W) (5 posts)
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White Hill Barrows (13.49km WSW) (13 posts)
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Thorn Barrow (17.35km E) (4 posts)
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Two Gates (17.54km W) (2 posts)
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Bolton's Barrow (17.69km ENE) (1 post)
Culverwell (17.85km S) (9 posts)
Eggardon Barrows (17.96km W) (13 posts)
Askerswell (17.98km W) (3 posts)
South Eggardon Farm (17.99km W) (1 post)
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Eggardon Hill (18.44km W) (42 posts)
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Chilcombe Hill (18.64km W) (6 posts)
Dogbury Hill (18.82km NW) (5 posts)
Worgret Heath Earthworks (18.83km ENE) (1 post)
Woolsbarrow (18.95km ENE) (10 posts)
Bloxworth Down (18.97km ENE) (6 posts)
Worgret Heath (19.05km ENE) (8 posts)
Powerstock Common (19.58km W) (4 posts)
Rawlsbury (19.63km NNE) (44 posts)
Bul Barrow (19.72km NNE) (2 posts)
Drinking Barrow (19.99km E) (1 post)
- Facilities within 20 km -
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The Dorset County Museum (Museum: 4.1 km NW)
The Kings Arms (Pub: 10.9 km WSW)
Portesham Dairy Farm C... (Camping Site: 10.9 km WSW)
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This is a group of 8 barrows south of the Bincombe and Came group. One of the barrows is a rare oval type having a length of 40 metres and width of 20 metres. This is one of less than 50 recorded examples.
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Posted by
formicaant
28th June 2009ce
Edited 28th June 2009ce
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