West Hill Barrows — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of West Hill Barrows by formicaant

A bowl barrow with a ditch.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 29/05/07

formicaant Feb 3, 2011

Image of West Hill Barrows by formicaant

One of the bowl arrows with Chalbury hillfort in the background.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 29/05/07

formicaant Feb 3, 2011

Image of West Hill Barrows by formicaant

A barrow in the middle of a wheat field.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 29/05/07

formicaant Feb 3, 2011

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West Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery

formicaant May 31, 2007

Only three barrows can be seen at the moment, the rest are obscured by the crops growing in the main field. The barrows are of the bowl type and are in good condition. West hill overlooks the hill of Chalbury, an early univallate hillfort.

West Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery

formicaant May 27, 2007

A set of eight round barrows in alignment along the ridge of a hill to the east of Bincombe. These are part of the south Dorset ridgeway group of barrows.

Sites within 20km of West Hill Barrows

East Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 0.54km E

17

2
Culliford Tree Barrow

Long Barrow • 0.92km WNW

5

1

4
Came Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1km WNW

18

3
Broadmayne Bank Barrow

Bank Barrow • 1km WNW

33

3
Came Wood Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 1.16km NW

6

2
Chalbury

Hillfort • 1.34km SW

24

2
Bincombe Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.52km W

41

4
Bincombe Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 1.77km W

3

1
White Horse Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 2km E

3

2
Whitcombe Barn

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.34km N

3

1
Came Down Golf Club

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.4km WNW

11

1
Mayne Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 2.92km NE

1

4
Sandy Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.29km ESE

2

1
Fryer Mayne

Round Barrow(s) • 3.44km ENE

1

2
Ridgeway Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 3.83km W

3

1
Goggin’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.89km ESE

2

2
Whitcombe Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 4.11km NNE

5

2
Poxwell

Cairn circle • 4.16km E

5

5
Herringston Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.2km NW

2

2
Conygar Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 4.25km NNW

8

4
Gould’s Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.55km W

19

3
Windsbatch

Dyke • 4.79km W

3

3
Sandy Barrow (West Stafford)

Round Barrow(s) • 4.82km NNE

1

2
South Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.92km E

4

2
Maiden Castle (Dorchester)

Hillfort • 5.08km WNW

75

1

16

1
Frome Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 5.1km N

1
Flagstones

Enclosure • 5.2km NNW

2

3
Conquer Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.2km N

3

1

2
Maiden Castle Bank Barrow

Bank Barrow • 5.21km WNW

1
Mount Pleasant

Henge • 5.21km N

2

4

1
Ridge Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.37km W

14

1
Maiden Castle Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.38km WNW

1

1
Maumbury Rings

Henge • 5.41km NW

38

2

8
Moigns Down

Round Barrow(s) • 5.47km E

2

1
Maiden Castle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 5.7km WNW

3

2
Huck Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.79km NE

2

2
Friar Waddon

Round Barrow(s) • 5.92km W

6

2

1
Lanceborough King Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.96km WNW

12

3
Owermoigne Down

Round Barrow(s) • 6.02km E

6

2
Dorchester Palisaded Enclosure

Timber Circle • 6.04km NNW

3

1
Four Barrow Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 6.31km W

7

2
Clandon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.51km WNW

7

1

2

2
Poundbury Hillfort

Hillfort • 6.86km NW

24

10
Great Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 6.91km W

3

2
Lord’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.31km E

3

2
Grove Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 7.51km W

1

2
Whitfield

Round Barrow(s) • 7.59km NW

2

1
Boswell’s Plantation

Round Barrow(s) • 7.79km NNE

2

1
Purlands Farm

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.84km WNW

6

1
The Rainbarrows

Round Barrow(s) • 7.85km NNE

8

4
Tinker’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.02km ENE

1
Whitfield Farm

Long Barrow • 8.13km NW

3

1

3
Third Milestone Barrow Cemetery

Round Barrow(s) • 8.34km WNW

2
Bronkham Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.39km W

17

4
Five Marys

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.49km E

9

5
Chaldon Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.52km E

4

1
Chaldon Herring

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.83km E

2

1
Winterborne St Martin Disc Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.84km WNW

1
Rew Lane

Round Barrow(s) • 8.85km WNW

3

2
Tadnoll Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.05km ENE

2

2
Puddletown Forest

Round Barrow(s) • 9.13km NNE

2

1
Fidler’s Green

Round Barrow(s) • 9.37km N

1

1
Wardstone Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.41km E

1

2
Round Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.57km E

2

2
Penn Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.62km WNW

10

1
Black Down (Portesham)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.68km W

32

4
Drove Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.77km ENE

4

1
Waterston Ridge

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.79km N

3

1
Wood Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.83km NNW

1

1
Bush Barrow (Lulworth)

Round Barrow(s) • 9.86km E

2

2
Old Knowle

Round Barrow(s) • 9.87km ENE

9

2
Portesham Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 10.05km W

1
Robins Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.09km N

1
Blacknoll Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.11km ENE

6

2
The Hellstone

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 10.17km W

84

1

3

15
Red Barn

Long Barrow • 10.18km WNW

1

2
Pound Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.2km WNW

2

2
Wolfeton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 10.31km NNW

3

1
Whitcombe Vale

Round Barrow(s) • 10.35km ENE

3

1
Winterbourne Steepleton Cromlech

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 10.36km W

2

4
Sheep Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.66km W

3

3
Sheep Down Enclosure

Enclosure • 10.69km W

4

1
Sheep Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 10.72km W

3

3
Big Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.97km W

17

1
Longlands

Round Barrow(s) • 10.97km W

2

3
Hampton Down

Stone Circle • 11km W

38

10
Pigeon House

Long Barrow • 11.01km WNW

2
The Valley of Stones

Natural Rock Feature • 11.03km W

25

8

1
Portesham Hill Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 11.03km W

2
The Nine Stones of Winterbourne Abbas

Stone Circle • 11.11km W

73

8

30

1
Heather Cottage

Round Barrow(s) • 11.17km ENE

1

2
Pallington Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 11.32km NE

12

2
Crow Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.52km W

2

1
Valley of Stones Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.6km W

1
Bishop’s Limekiln

Natural Rock Feature • 11.62km W

3

1
Hambury Tout

Round Barrow(s) • 11.81km E

3

1
King Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.87km S

1

2
Little Bredy

Round Barrow(s) • 12.05km W

1

1
Three Barrow Clump

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.13km W

3

2
The Broad Stone

Stone Circle • 12.27km W

12

1

7
The Grey Mare & Her Colts

Long Barrow • 12.3km W

47

13
Grimstone Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.34km NW

10

2
Saw Mills Stone Circles

Stone Circle • 12.37km S

5

2
Grimstone Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 12.37km NW

2
Old Warren

Hillfort • 12.64km W

4

2
Field Barn

Round Barrow(s) • 12.95km WNW

1

3
Kingston Russell

Stone Circle • 13.03km W

82

2

17

1
White Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.04km W

11

2
Winterbourne Poor Lot

Round Barrow(s) • 13.11km W

21

1

7

1
Chapel Hill

Sacred Hill • 13.16km W

10

2

1
Tenants Hill

Enclosure • 13.23km W

4

1
Kingston Russell Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.54km W

4

1
Dead Woman’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.57km ENE

1
Black Down (Kingston Russell)

Bank Barrow • 13.61km W

8

2
Hangman’s Rocks

Stone Circle • 13.66km W

1
Furzey Down Road

Ancient Trackway • 13.67km NW

1
Bindon Hill

Hillfort • 13.68km E

2

2
Turner’s Puddle Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 13.85km ENE

2

1
Kingston Russell Cursus

Cursus • 14.14km W

1
Wears Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.14km W

5

2
Throop Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 14.22km ENE

2

1
Woodman’s Cross

Round Barrow(s) • 14.29km ENE

1

2
Tolpuddle Ball

Round Barrow(s) • 14.33km NE

1

1
Martin’s Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 14.5km W

10

1
Hog Cliff Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.63km WNW

1

2
Long Bredy

Bank Barrow • 14.76km W

24

1

3

1
The Helstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.81km W

8

3
Abbotsbury Castle

Hillfort • 14.97km W

15

4
Double Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.99km NE

2

2
North Barn Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 15.11km W

1

1
Weatherby Castle

Hillfort • 15.28km NE

22

3
Smacam Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 15.43km NW

1
Smacam Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.48km NW

2
Culverwell

Mesolithic site • 15.52km S

5

3

1
Coombe Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.61km E

8

3
Cowleaze Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 15.98km NE

1

2
Tulk’s Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.08km W

9

1
Warren Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 16.09km ENE

1

1
Water Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 16.23km E

1
Baylea Farm Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.23km ENE

3

2
Black Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.25km NE

8

4
Limekiln Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.3km W

2

2
Ferny Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 16.34km E

3

2
End Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.36km ENE

1
Barrow East of Two Gates

Round Barrow(s) • 16.38km W

2
Roke Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.39km NE

2

1
Flower’s Barrow

Hillfort • 16.49km E

38

1

5

2
Wynford Eagle

Round Barrow(s) • 16.55km WNW

4

2
Five Barrow Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.06km E

3

2
Peak End Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.09km NW

2

1
The Wishing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.13km NW

4

3
Puncknowle

Round Barrow(s) • 17.22km W

3

1
Cerne Abbas Giant

Hill Figure • 17.31km NNW

14

2

12

29

2
The Trendle (Cerne Abbas)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.31km NNW

1

2
Thorn Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.34km E

2

2
Pin Knoll

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.34km W

2
Stand Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.35km NE

1
Povington Heath twin-barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.49km E

1
Bere Down

Long Barrow • 17.57km NE

5

3
West Compton Down

Burial Chamber • 17.58km W

2

4
Povington Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.67km E

1
Giant’s Grave

Round Barrow(s) • 17.76km NNE

2
Yon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.84km ENE

1

2
Lyscombe Hill

Dyke • 17.86km N

2

1
Norden Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 17.96km WNW

2
Woodbury Hill

Hillfort • 18.07km NE

7

3

1
Two Gates

Round Barrow(s) • 18.14km W

2
Deverel Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.26km NE

13

7

2
Askerswell

Dyke • 18.29km W

1

2
Hawke Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.37km NE

1
South Eggardon Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 18.52km W

1
Eggardon Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.61km W

9

4
The Dorsetshire Gap

Ancient Trackway • 18.77km N

1
Broomhill and Bere Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.79km NE

2
Nettlecombe Tout

Hillfort • 18.84km N

5

3
Muddox Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.87km NE

1
Chilcombe Hill

Hillfort • 18.91km W

5

1
The Castle (Cattistock)

Hillfort • 18.94km WNW

1

1
Rawles Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.01km NE

1
Eggardon Hill

Hillfort • 19.07km W

24

2

18
Bolton’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.41km NE

1
Worgret Heath Earthworks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.48km ENE

1
Toller Porcorum Churchyard

Christianised Site • 19.7km WNW

2

2
Worgret Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.72km ENE

6

2