Peak End Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
SY62359975

Nearest town:

Dorchester (12km ESE)

OS reference:

SY62359975

OS sheet:

194

Latitude:

50° 47' 43.76 N

Longitude:

2° 32' 3.35 W

Added to TMA by

formicaant

Images (2)
Fieldnotes (1)

Images

Image of Peak End Hill (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by formicaant

Celtic field system, south of the village of Sydling St Nicholas.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 16/09/09

formicaant Sep 16, 2009

Image of Peak End Hill (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by formicaant

An extension of the field system on the hill to the east.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 16/09/09

formicaant Sep 16, 2009

Articles

Peak End Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork

formicaant Sep 16, 2009

This is an extensive set of square celtic fields on a south facing hill, south of the village of Sydling St Nicholas. These fields have never been ploughed and are a rare survival locally. They are only about a mile west of the large enclosure on Grimstone down. There were also settlements at nearby Shearplace hill and Smacam Down.

Sites within 20km of Peak End Hill

Norden Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 2.38km WSW

2
The Wishing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.48km ENE

4

3
The Castle (Cattistock)

Hillfort • 2.93km W

1

1
Hog Cliff Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 3.06km S

1

2
Smacam Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.26km E

2
Smacam Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.39km E

1
Furzey Down Road

Ancient Trackway • 3.84km ESE

1
Cerne Abbas Giant

Hill Figure • 4.71km ENE

14

2

12

29

2
The Trendle (Cerne Abbas)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.71km ENE

1

2
Grimstone Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 4.72km SE

2
Grimstone Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.76km SE

10

2
Wynford Eagle

Round Barrow(s) • 6km SW

4

2
Toller Porcorum Churchyard

Christianised Site • 6.54km WSW

2

2
Dogbury Hill

Hillfort • 6.66km NE

3

2
Evershot

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.79km WNW

4

2
Pigeon House

Long Barrow • 7.25km SSE

2
Ridge Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 7.29km NE

1
Red Barn

Long Barrow • 7.57km SSE

1

2
Penn Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.71km SE

10

1
Wood Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 7.98km ESE

1

1
Field Barn

Round Barrow(s) • 8.29km SSW

1

3
Barrow East of Two Gates

Round Barrow(s) • 8.49km SW

2
Wolfeton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 8.55km ESE

3

1
Powerstock Common

Round Barrow(s) • 8.69km WSW

3

1
Pound Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.94km SSE

2

2
Whitfield Farm

Long Barrow • 8.97km SE

3

1

3
West Compton Down

Burial Chamber • 9.13km SW

2

4
Eggardon Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.22km SW

9

4
The Nine Stones of Winterbourne Abbas

Stone Circle • 9.35km S

73

8

30

1
Two Gates

Round Barrow(s) • 9.38km SW

2
Rew Lane

Round Barrow(s) • 9.44km SSE

3

2
Winterborne St Martin Disc Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.48km SSE

1
Whitfield

Round Barrow(s) • 9.51km SE

2

1
Hangman’s Rocks

Stone Circle • 9.52km SSW

1
Eggardon Hill

Hillfort • 9.56km WSW

24

2

18
Kingston Russell Cursus

Cursus • 9.63km SSW

1
Third Milestone Barrow Cemetery

Round Barrow(s) • 9.64km SSE

2
The Helstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.66km SSW

8

3
Winterbourne Poor Lot

Round Barrow(s) • 9.71km SSW

21

1

7

1
Purlands Farm

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.74km SE

6

1
The Broad Stone

Stone Circle • 9.74km SSW

12

1

7
Three Barrow Clump

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.81km SSW

3

2
North Barn Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 9.93km SW

1

1
Fidler’s Green

Round Barrow(s) • 9.96km ESE

1

1
Long Bredy

Bank Barrow • 9.97km SSW

24

1

3

1
Martin’s Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 10.04km SSW

10

1
South Eggardon Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 10.06km SW

1
Winterbourne Steepleton Cromlech

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 10.09km S

2

4
Waterston Ridge

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.1km E

3

1
Dungeon Hill

Hillfort • 10.12km NE

12

2
Black Down (Kingston Russell)

Bank Barrow • 10.26km SSW

8

2
Big Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.39km S

17

1
Longlands

Round Barrow(s) • 10.39km S

2

3
Poundbury Hillfort

Hillfort • 10.4km ESE

24

10
Sheep Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.84km S

3

3
Little Bredy

Round Barrow(s) • 10.84km SSW

1

1
Yetminster Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.88km NW

3
Lyscombe Hill

Dyke • 10.94km ENE

2

1
Burcombe Hill

Hillfort • 11.17km WSW

1

1
Clandon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.22km SE

7

1

2

2
Robins Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.26km E

1
Lanceborough King Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.31km SE

12

3
Grove Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 11.35km SSE

1

2
Dorchester Palisaded Enclosure

Timber Circle • 11.41km ESE

3

1
Sheep Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 11.51km S

3

3
Askerswell

Dyke • 11.53km SW

1

2
Valley of Stones Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.6km S

1
Maiden Castle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 11.71km SE

3

2
Nettlecombe Tout

Hillfort • 11.76km ENE

5

3
Sheep Down Enclosure

Enclosure • 11.85km S

4

1
Maumbury Rings

Henge • 11.87km ESE

38

2

8
Old Warren

Hillfort • 11.91km SSW

4

2
Corscombe

Standing Stones • 12.02km W

6

2
Four Barrow Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 12.06km SSE

7

2
Maiden Castle Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.08km SE

1

1
Chilcombe Hill

Hillfort • 12.12km SW

5

1
Maiden Castle Bank Barrow

Bank Barrow • 12.13km SE

1
Crow Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.2km S

2

1
Maiden Castle (Dorchester)

Hillfort • 12.25km SE

75

1

16

1
Black Down (Portesham)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.29km S

32

4
Pin Knoll

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.37km SW

2
The Dorsetshire Gap

Ancient Trackway • 12.37km ENE

1
Tenants Hill

Enclosure • 12.44km SSW

4

1
Bronkham Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.44km SSE

17

4
The Valley of Stones

Natural Rock Feature • 12.5km S

25

8

1
Flagstones

Enclosure • 12.64km ESE

2

3
Kingston Russell Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.66km SSW

4

1
Great Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 12.75km SSE

3

2
Kingston Russell

Stone Circle • 12.77km SSW

82

2

17

1
Portesham Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 12.84km S

1
Conquer Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.89km ESE

3

1

2
Herringston Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.89km SE

2

2
Mount Pleasant

Henge • 13.02km ESE

2

4

1
Portesham Hill Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 13.14km S

2
Conygar Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.14km ESE

8

4
The Hellstone

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 13.17km S

84

1

3

15
The Grey Mare & Her Colts

Long Barrow • 13.24km SSW

47

13
Ridge Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.41km SSE

14

1
Giant’s Grave

Round Barrow(s) • 13.45km ENE

2
The Rainbarrows

Round Barrow(s) • 13.46km ESE

8

4
Frome Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 13.55km ESE

1
Hampton Down

Stone Circle • 13.62km S

38

10
Gould’s Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.65km SE

19

3
Puddletown Forest

Round Barrow(s) • 13.79km E

2

1
Shipton Hill

Hillfort • 13.82km SW

8

2
Hammiton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.14km SW

3

1
Bishop’s Limekiln

Natural Rock Feature • 14.26km S

3

1
White Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.38km SSW

11

2
Friar Waddon

Round Barrow(s) • 14.51km SSE

6

2

1
Ridgeway Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.55km SE

3

1
Whitcombe Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.59km ESE

5

2
Wears Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.69km SSW

5

2
Boswell’s Plantation

Round Barrow(s) • 14.71km ESE

2

1
Shipton Gorge

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.76km SW

3

1
Abbotsbury Castle

Hillfort • 14.76km SSW

15

4
Puncknowle

Round Barrow(s) • 14.85km SW

3

1
Came Down Golf Club

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.86km SE

11

1
Sandy Barrow (West Stafford)

Round Barrow(s) • 14.89km ESE

1

2
Bradpole

Round Barrow(s) • 15.09km WSW

1

1
Windsbatch

Dyke • 15.11km SSE

3

3
Tulk’s Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 15.12km SSW

9

1
Limekiln Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 15.14km SSW

2

2
Whitcombe Barn

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.4km ESE

3

1
Rawlsbury

Hillfort • 15.53km ENE

40

4
Chapel Hill

Sacred Hill • 15.77km SSW

10

2

1
Bincombe Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 15.9km SE

3

1
Came Wood Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 15.93km SE

6

2
Came Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.11km SE

18

3
Broadmayne Bank Barrow

Bank Barrow • 16.11km SE

33

3
Mayne Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 16.15km ESE

1

4
Bincombe Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.16km SE

41

4
Culliford Tree Barrow

Long Barrow • 16.19km SE

5

1

4
Bul Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.29km ENE

2
Bind Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.86km SW

2

3
Huck Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.91km ESE

2

2
North Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.95km WSW

1

1
West Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.09km SE

3

2
Fryer Mayne

Round Barrow(s) • 17.36km ESE

1

2
Chalbury

Hillfort • 17.46km SE

24

2
East Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.51km SE

17

2
Pallington Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 18.36km E

12

2
Ibberton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.37km ENE

1

1
White Horse Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.5km ESE

3

2
Weatherby Castle

Hillfort • 18.53km E

22

3
Lewesdon Hill

Hillfort • 18.64km W

8

3

1
Cowleaze Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 18.93km E

1

2
Trent Barrow

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19km NNW

2

2

3
Tolpuddle Ball

Round Barrow(s) • 19.07km E

1

1
Colmer’s Hill

Sacred Hill • 19.25km WSW

2

1
Deverel Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.5km E

13

7

2
Tinker’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.53km ESE

1
Roke Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.82km E

2

1
Eype Down

Round Barrow(s) • 19.83km WSW

2

1