South Down (Round Barrow(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of South Down (Round Barrow(s)) by formicaant

The pair of barrows from the west.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 30/03/09

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Image of South Down (Round Barrow(s)) by formicaant

The larger western barrow from the Ox Drove.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 30/03/09

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The smaller, lower east barrow.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 30/03/09

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South Down

Round Barrow(s)

formicaant Apr 5, 2009

A pair of round barrows to the south of the Ox Drove. Both are bowl types, are low in height and appear to have been excavated at some time. The pair of barrows on Trow down are about 1/2 a mile to the west and Winklebury hillfort is another mile further.

Sites within 20km of South Down

Trow Down

Round Barrow(s) • 1.25km W

1

1
Woodminton Down Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 1.76km ENE

1
Mistleberry Fort

Hillfort • 2.5km SE

6

2
Winkelbury

Hillfort • 3.21km W

14

1

6
Woodlands Earthwork

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.46km WNW

3
Scrubbity Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.77km SSW

3

1
Marleycombe Hill Field System

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.78km ENE

1
Woodcutts Common Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.97km SSW

10

2
Marleycombe Hill Earthwork

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.02km ENE

1
Marleycombe Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 4.09km ENE

3
Woodcutts Common

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.43km SW

2
Ferne Hollow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.61km WSW

2

1
Kitt’s Grave

Long Barrow • 4.79km E

1
White Sheet Hill

Long Barrow • 4.88km W

8
Pleck Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 4.91km SW

1
Buxbury Hill Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 4.92km NNW

2

2
Rushmore Park Field System

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.98km SW

1
South Lodge Camp

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.02km SW

1

1
Tinkley Earthwork

Enclosure • 5.08km SW

6

1
Vernditch Chase North

Long Barrow • 5.09km E

1

5
Wor Barrow

Long Barrow • 5.21km ESE

12

6

1
Vernditch Chase

Long Barrow • 5.3km E

2

3
Bokerley Dyke

Dyke • 5.4km E

14

1

6
Oakley Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.49km ESE

31

9
Gawen’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.58km ENE

1
Knowle Hill (Broad Chalke)

Round Barrow(s) • 5.59km ENE
Win Green

Round Barrow(s) • 5.85km WSW

1
Pentridge III

Long Barrow • 5.93km E

1

2
Berendes Beorh

Round Barrow(s) • 6.08km SE

6

1

1
Dorset Cursus (North to Martins Down)

6.1km E

7

5
Martin Down Camp

Enclosure • 6.17km E

1
Pentridge 21 / IIa/b

Bank Barrow • 6.27km E

16

2

1
The Dorset Cursus

Cursus • 6.4km ESE

4

3

3

1
Bokerley Down

Long Barrow • 6.48km E

14

3
Old Wardour Castle Grotto

6.54km WNW

5

1

3
Charlton Down Ditch

Dyke • 6.63km WSW

3

1
Bottlebush Down

Round Barrow(s) • 6.68km ESE

5

5
Wyke Down Henge

Henge • 6.69km SE

1
Wyke Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.85km SE

8

2
Castle Ditches (Tisbury)

Hillfort • 6.92km NW

5

2
Ashmore Down

Long Barrow • 6.97km WSW

9

3
Martin Down

Round Barrow(s) • 7.08km E

4

2
Penbury Knoll

Hillfort • 7.13km ESE

3

3
Chiselbury

Hillfort • 7.41km NNE

12

3
Gussage Hill

Long Barrow • 7.49km SSE

17

2

1
Blagdon Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 7.86km E

2

4
Charlton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 7.97km WSW

2

1
Long Barrow Lane

Long Barrow • 8.02km E

3

4
Week Street Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.68km S

1
Tidpit Common Down

Long Barrow • 8.77km E

2
Thickthorn Down Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.95km S

2
Grim’s Ditch (Cranborne Chase)

Dyke • 9.04km E

4

3
Dorset Cursus (South to Thickthorn Down)

9.15km S

16

2

2
Thickthorn Down (North) Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 9.25km S

2
Chettle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 9.27km SSW

2

3
Thickthorn Down (South)

Long Barrow • 9.31km S

3

3
Chettle House

Long Barrow • 9.31km SSW

14

3
Furze Down Barrow

Long Barrow • 9.46km ENE

2
Castle Rings

Hillfort • 10.12km W

6

1
Fontmell Down

Dyke • 10.4km WSW

5

1
Launceston Down North Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.49km SSW

3
Wick Ball Camp

Hillfort • 10.55km N

1
Sarsen Stone (Martin)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.6km E

3

2
Knap Barrow

Long Barrow • 10.68km E

3

4
Grans Barrow

Long Barrow • 10.8km E

4

3
Wimborne St. Giles

Round Barrow(s) • 10.88km SE

1
Tarrant Hinton Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.17km SSW

2
Launceston Down South Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.27km S

3
Folly Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.39km WSW

1
Hyde Hill Plantation (Tarrant Launceston)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.59km SSW

3
Tenantry Farm

Long Barrow • 11.76km ENE

2
Knoll Camp

Hillfort • 11.94km E

1

2
Knowlton Henges

Henge • 11.96km SE

58

4

16

5
The Great Barrow

Artificial Mound • 12.05km SE

8

3
Duck’s Nest

Long Barrow • 12.11km E

3

5
Hinton Bushes

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.18km SW

2
Tarrant Launceston Settlement Site

Causewayed Enclosure • 12.54km SSW

2
New Barn Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 12.54km SE

1
Pimperne

Long Barrow • 12.86km SSW

15

5
Whitsbury Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 12.9km ENE

2
Pimperne East Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.09km SSW

2
Horton Inn

Round Barrow(s) • 13.24km SE
Race Down Round Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 13.57km SSW

1
Telegraph Clump Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 13.62km SSW

2
Telegraph Clump Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.63km SSW

2
Race Down

Long Barrow • 13.74km SSW

6

4
Hanging Langford Camp

Enclosure • 13.92km N

1

1
East Knoyle

Natural Rock Feature • 13.95km WNW

1
Church End Ring

Enclosure • 14.21km N

1
The Cliff (Tarrant Rawston)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.41km S

2
Whitsbury Castle Ditches

Hillfort • 14.57km E

4

4
The Chestnut Farm Group Pimperne

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.7km SW

2
Bilbury Rings

Hillfort • 14.88km N

1
Pimperne Down Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.98km SW

1

2
East Castle

Enclosure • 15.31km NNE

3

1
Giant’s Grave

Long Barrow • 15.51km E

2

4
Grovely Castle

Hillfort • 15.64km NNE

2

2
Breamore Down

Round Barrow(s) • 15.79km E

1

2
Ebsbury Hill

Hillfort • 15.88km NNE

1

1
Verwood Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.91km ESE

5

1
Luton Down long barrow

Long Barrow • 16.31km SSW

3

3
The Giants Grave (north) Hambledon Hill

Long Barrow • 16.38km WSW

1
The Giants Grave (south) Hambledon Hill

Long Barrow • 16.4km SW

1
Rawston Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.4km SSW

2
Hambledon

Hillfort • 16.47km SW

26

13

3
Hod Hill

Hillfort • 16.6km SW

23

5

1
Wur Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.63km ESE

1
Buzbury Rings

Hillfort • 16.8km SSW

14

2

5
Bradford Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.94km S

1

2

1
Clearbury Ring

Hillfort • 17.05km ENE

1
Boyton Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 17.22km NNW

4

2
Boyton Down Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.32km NNW

7

1

3
Mount Pleasant (Sherrington)

Round Barrow(s) • 17.4km NNW

5

1
Sherrington Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 17.6km NNW

4

1

3
Rowbarrow (Salisbury)

Round Barrow(s) • 17.62km ENE

1
Giant’s Grave (Downton)

Long Barrow • 17.78km ENE

1

1
Sherrington Motte

Artificial Mound • 17.79km NNW

2

1
The Giant’s Chair (Downton)

Round Barrow(s) • 17.86km ENE

1
Bull Barrow (Holt)

Round Barrow(s) • 18.12km SE

2

2
King Down

Round Barrow(s) • 18.14km S

10

3
Newton Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.4km NE

2
Badbury Rings

Hillfort • 18.64km S

50

16

1
Summerlug Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.76km SE

2

1
Straw Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.77km S

1

1
Badbury Rings Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.8km S

24

5
Codford Circle

Enclosure • 18.94km NNW

1

2
Golden Barrow (destroyed)

Round Barrow(s) • 18.94km NNW

1

5

2
Old Sarum

Hillfort • 18.96km NE

31

14

1
Pertwood Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.33km WNW

8

2
Frankenbury Camp

Hillfort • 19.39km E

1

1
Yarnbury Castle

Hillfort • 19.53km NNE

22

1

1

5

1
Corton Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.54km NW

12

1

3
Cowdown Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 19.55km NE

1
Berwick St James

Standing Stones • 19.78km NNE

7

1

1