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Setley Plain Disc Barrows

Barrow Cemetery

<b>Setley Plain Disc Barrows</b>Posted by formicaantImage © Mike Rowland 19/04/2008.
Also known as:
  • Boldre 2 and 3

Nearest Town:Lymington (6km SE)
OS Ref (GB):   SU296000 / Sheet: 196
Latitude:50° 47' 53.53" N
Longitude:   1° 34' 47.8" W

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Two unusual large disc type conjoined barrows. These are a rarity anywhere, but espescially in the New Forest. They sit atop a low plateau on the north west side of Setley plain. The northern is the smaller of the two and is overlapped by the larger southern barrow. They are of a similar size to the disc barrows on Oakley Down in Dorset. These barrows have larger mounds in the centre than most disc barrows, M.A.G.I.C. calls them "fancy barrows". There is a single example south of the pair. formicaant Posted by formicaant
20th April 2008ce
Edited 28th April 2008ce

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For a very similar arrangement, with two overlapping disc barrows and a single, see the Grafton Disc Barrows TMA site

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/12064/grafton_disc_barrows.html
Chance Posted by Chance
24th May 2010ce