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

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

The barrow is in the middle distance, with Colmer’s hill in the background, the largest of the Thorncombe Beacon barrows is in the foreground.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 17/09/09

formicaant Sep 17, 2009

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

The barrow from the east.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 17/09/09

formicaant Sep 17, 2009

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Eype Down

Round Barrow(s)

formicaant Sep 18, 2009

This is an area of upland heath about a half mile from the Dorset coast, it is a single bowl barrow on a small hill. It overlooks Colmer’s hill to the north and lines up with the Thorncombe Beacon barrows to the south. From it can be seen Golden Cap and the barrow cemetery on Hardown Hill to the north west.

Sites within 20km of Eype Down

Thorncombe Beacon

Round Barrow(s) • 0.96km S

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2
Colmer’s Hill

Sacred Hill • 1.13km N

2

1
Doghouse Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.32km SW

3

2
Golden Cap

Sacred Hill • 3.12km WSW

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6

1
Hardown Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.78km W

4

1
North Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 4.56km E

1

1
Bradpole

Round Barrow(s) • 4.75km ENE

1

1
Shipton Gorge

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.49km E

3

1
Bind Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.66km E

2

3
Shipton Hill

Hillfort • 6.98km E

8

2
Hammiton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 7.29km E

3

1
Coney’s Castle

Hillfort • 8.24km WNW

15

1

4
Lewesdon Hill

Hillfort • 8.64km NNW

8

3

1
Pilsdon Pen

Hillfort • 8.9km NW

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8

2
Chilcombe Hill

Hillfort • 9.18km E

5

1
Lambert’s Castle

Hillfort • 9.29km WNW

14

4
Burcombe Hill

Hillfort • 9.67km NE

1

1
Askerswell

Dyke • 9.88km E

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2
Pin Knoll

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.46km E

2
South Eggardon Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 10.49km ENE

1
Eggardon Hill

Hillfort • 10.58km ENE

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2

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Puncknowle

Round Barrow(s) • 10.77km E

3

1
Eggardon Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.03km ENE

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4
Two Gates

Round Barrow(s) • 11.14km ENE

2
Powerstock Common

Round Barrow(s) • 11.15km ENE

3

1
West Compton Down

Burial Chamber • 11.62km ENE

2

4
Limekiln Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 11.88km E

2

2
Tulk’s Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 12.1km E

9

1
Barrow East of Two Gates

Round Barrow(s) • 12.79km ENE

2
North Barn Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 13.11km E

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1
Abbotsbury Castle

Hillfort • 13.17km E

15

4
Toller Porcorum Churchyard

Christianised Site • 13.36km ENE

2

2
Long Bredy

Bank Barrow • 13.41km E

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1

3

1
The Helstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.49km E

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3
Martin’s Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 13.63km E

10

1
Wears Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.02km E

5

2
Kingston Russell Cursus

Cursus • 14.11km E

1
Kingston Russell Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.21km E

4

1
Corscombe

Standing Stones • 14.39km NNE

6

2
Black Down (Kingston Russell)

Bank Barrow • 14.4km E

8

2
Wynford Eagle

Round Barrow(s) • 14.47km ENE

4

2
Tenants Hill

Enclosure • 14.51km E

4

1
Hangman’s Rocks

Stone Circle • 14.59km E

1
Kingston Russell

Stone Circle • 14.73km E

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2

17

1
White Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.05km E

11

2
Winterbourne Poor Lot

Round Barrow(s) • 15.05km E

21

1

7

1
Old Warren

Hillfort • 15.09km E

4

2
Chapel Hill

Sacred Hill • 15.52km E

10

2

1
The Grey Mare & Her Colts

Long Barrow • 15.53km E

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13
Musbury Castle

Hillfort • 15.55km W

16

4
Little Bredy

Round Barrow(s) • 15.81km E

1

1
Field Barn

Round Barrow(s) • 15.84km E

1

3
The Broad Stone

Stone Circle • 15.88km E

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1

7
Three Barrow Clump

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16km E

3

2
Valley of Stones Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.15km E

1
Crow Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.22km E

2

1
Bishop’s Limekiln

Natural Rock Feature • 16.44km E

3

1
The Valley of Stones

Natural Rock Feature • 16.72km E

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8

1
Portesham Hill Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 16.77km E

2
Hampton Down

Stone Circle • 16.89km E

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10
Longlands

Round Barrow(s) • 17.01km E

2

3
Big Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.01km E

17

1
Sheep Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 17.05km E

3

3
Sheep Down Enclosure

Enclosure • 17.05km E

4

1
Sheep Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.22km E

3

3
The Nine Stones of Winterbourne Abbas

Stone Circle • 17.24km E

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8

30

1
The Castle (Cattistock)

Hillfort • 17.3km ENE

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1
Hawkesdown Hill

Hillfort • 17.49km WSW

2

1
Norden Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 17.49km ENE

2
The Hellstone

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 17.63km E

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1

3

15
Portesham Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 17.71km E

1
Winterbourne Steepleton Cromlech

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 17.76km E

2

4
Black Down (Portesham)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.05km E

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4
Evershot

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.4km NE

4

2
Pound Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.51km E

2

2
Membury Castle

Hillfort • 18.63km W

1

1
Hog Cliff Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.7km ENE

1

2
Pigeon House

Long Barrow • 18.83km ENE

2
Bronkham Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.35km E

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4
Red Barn

Long Barrow • 19.83km E

1

2
Peak End Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.83km ENE

2

1
Winterborne St Martin Disc Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.92km E

1
Rew Lane

Round Barrow(s) • 19.94km E

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2