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Eggardon Barrows

Barrow Cemetery

<b>Eggardon Barrows</b>Posted by formicaantImage © Mike Rowland 13/02/2008
Nearest Town:Bridport (9km WSW)
OS Ref (GB):   SY54689460 / Sheet: 194
Latitude:50° 44' 55.05" N
Longitude:   2° 38' 32.87" W

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This is a group of five barrows to the north east of Eggardon hillfort. Four of the five are loosely surrounding a large disc barrow, it has openings in the outer bank. Grinsell suggests it could be a form of henge or a disc barrow with some hengelike features. One of the round barrows impinges on the bank and is presumably later.
The southern most barrow has a trig point on it and is immediately east of the hillfort. Given that these sites are bronze age and in the case of the disc barrow/possible henge, neolithic they pre date the hillfort in it's current form.
formicaant Posted by formicaant
13th February 2008ce
Edited 13th February 2008ce