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This is a huge long barrow just off the A354 between Blandford Forum and Salisbury. The best place to park is in the lay by when heading North towards Salisbury. The lay by is almost opposite the turning into Blandford camp on the other side of the road. From the lay by you can already see the long barrow and it's just a very short walk past the bowl barrow. There is no longer any sign of the other barrows and the "British settlement" as drawn by R. Hippisley Cox in his green roads of England book. The magnificence of Pimperne long barrow is all the more special as it's the best preserved part of what was obviously once such a rich landscape of monuments. Race Down long barrow is located just to the North East of here on the edge of the army camp across the road. |
Posted by texlahoma13th February 2012ce Edited 13th February 2012ce |
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This is a truly huge earth work. It is higher than some hillfort ramparts I've seen and the northern ditch is still at least a metre deep. The southern ditch is less evident and may be the footpath itself. There is a bowl type barrow with a still visible outer ditch about two hundred yards east of the long barrow. |
Posted by formicaant17th October 2007ce Edited 30th January 2011ce |
| Long barrow 107m long and 2.4m high next to public footpath off A354. |
Posted by greywether25th January 2004ce |
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