Nine Barrows Down

Also known as:
Monument No. 456762 and Ninebarrow Down
Nearest town:
Corfe Castle (5km W)
OS reference:
SY995815
OS sheet:
195
Latitude:
50° 37' 57.35 N
Longitude:
2° 0' 25.45 W

Images

Image of Nine Barrows Down by juamei

Open Source Environment agency LIDAR

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juamei
juamei Dec 22, 2015
Image of Nine Barrows Down by A R Cane

Looking down the line from one of the western barrows.

Image credit: A R Cane
A R Cane
A R Cane Oct 15, 2013
Image of Nine Barrows Down by A R Cane

Poole Harbour, Bournemouth and Brownsea Island from the cemetery. Just below, but not visible, are the Rempstone Stone Circle, the Agglestone and Studland stone rows.

Image credit: A R Cane
A R Cane
A R Cane Oct 15, 2013
Image of Nine Barrows Down by A R Cane

Looking east from the centre of the group. The Needles on the Isle of Wight is just visible in the top left corner.

Image credit: A R Cane
A R Cane
A R Cane Oct 15, 2013
Image of Nine Barrows Down by A R Cane

The ring ditch is just about discernible on this one.

Image credit: A R Cane
A R Cane
A R Cane Oct 15, 2013
Image of Nine Barrows Down by A R Cane

The largest barrow in the group and Mrs Cane for scale (she casts a mighty shadow!)

Image credit: A R Cane
A R Cane
A R Cane Oct 15, 2013
Image of Nine Barrows Down by A R Cane

Possible boundary markers just east of the barrow cemetery.

Image credit: A R Cane
A R Cane
A R Cane Oct 15, 2013
Image of Nine Barrows Down by formicaant

Two of the Nine Barrows from the barrow cemetery on the west of Godlingston Heath to the north.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 04/04/10
formicaant
formicaant Apr 4, 2010
Image of Nine Barrows Down by formicaant

Some of the group from the hill to the south.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 07/08/09
formicaant
formicaant Aug 7, 2009
Image of Nine Barrows Down by texlahoma

nine barrows down just as the light was beggining to fade

Image credit: texlahoma
texlahoma
texlahoma Feb 29, 2004

Articles

Nine Barrows Down

Dorset Druid
Dorset Druid Nov 30, 2009

Nine Barrow Down

Moving on from Rempstone Circle I climbed the steep slope leading to the Dorset Coastal Path. The stony path winds its way up East Hill through some beautiful woodland to the windblown summit of Nine Barrow Down, a complete contrast to the calm sheltered mystical stone circle below. From this high point an almost complete view of the Purbecks can be admired. Magnificent views across Poole Harbour to Poole and the Sandbanks peninsular, around to Swanage in the south east and the English Channel to the south.
On the ridge of Nine Barrow Down lie a group of 10 early Bronze Age round barrows of different sizes, the two largest surrounded by ditches. An earlier Neolithic long barrow sits with other round barrows on slightly lower ground towards the sea positioned to be seen from the valley settlements to the south. The strong penetrating north wind meant my visit to the site was a short one. I made a hasty retreat back down the hill to the calm of the valley and back to my motorbike parked beside the B3351.

Nine Barrows Down

treehugger-uk
treehugger-uk Sep 6, 2004

A nice hike uphill through atmospheric ancient woodlands brings you out onto Nine Barrows Down Cemetery where you are greeted with stunning views of Purbeck and a stunning array of barrows in all shapes and sizes. There’re two large round barrows with ditches five smaller round barrows and one long barrow combine this with Rempstone Stone Circle and you’ve got a perfect day.

Nine Barrows Down

texlahoma
texlahoma Feb 29, 2004

this barrow cemetary and rempstone stone circle are two of the closest places to where i live that i’ve visited. nine barrows down is signposted from the road and is situated in the field at the top of a really nice walk climbing up from the main road. there are a couple of small lay-by’s near by if you are travelling by car.

Nine Barrows Down

juamei
juamei Jan 2, 2002

Visited 28/12/01CE
Lovely barrow cemetary on top of the hills on the edge of purbeck. Its about 1 mile straight up the side of the hill from Rempstone Stone circle so both can easily be visited in a visit.
Note the location of the barrows is to the west of “Nine Barrows Down” marked on the map.

The cemetary itself consists of one neolithic long barrow and 8 bronze age? round barrows. Two of the round barrows have clearly visible ditches and one of these is about 15-20ft high. The round barrows are spread in a line along the crest of the hill running west to east, seemingly getting larger the further east you go. The long barrow is located at the east end about 10 metres south of the line.

The views are as amazing as the earthworks. Poole harbour, wareham, poole and on a clear day bournemouth, to the north. Swanage and most of purbeck to the south. Also if you look west along the coast, you can see the distinctive outline of Golden Cap. I was at the cemetary for sunset but unfortunately the cloud cover was too dense to see much, but I imagine the sun sets pretty close to Golden Cap from that angle.

Miscellaneous

Nine Barrows Down
Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
Chance
Chance May 24, 2014

Details of barrows on Pastscape

A group of 18 Bronze Age bowl barrows (and one Neolithic long barrow, recorded separately as SY 98 SE 14) on Ailwood Down. The barrows form a fairly compact cluster within an area also containing a number of pit-like depressions. These latter may represent quarrying or could alternatively be natural features. The barrows vary in size, and only a few definitely have surrounding ditches. In one case the ditch is interrupted by four causeways. Only one episode of excavation is known (during the 19th century), one of the barrows containing a cremation. See descriptive text for details about each barrow. The cemetery was last visited by RCHME in 1986. All barrows in the group are scheduled.

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