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Dorset on The Modern Antiquarian, the UK & Ireland's most popular megalithic community website. 9 news items, 3 images, 2 weblinks, plus information on many more ancient sites nearby and across the UK & Ireland.

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8 posts Abbotsbury & the Swannery	17 posts Abbotsbury Castle Hillfort	11 posts Ashmore Down Long Barrow
2 posts Askerswell Dyke	56 posts Badbury Rings Hillfort	23 posts 1 site Badbury Rings Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
6 posts Banbury Hill Hillfort	1 post Barrow East of Two Gates Round Barrow(s)	1 post Bayard Farm Round Barrow(s)
4 posts Baylea Farm Barrow Barrow / Cairn Cemetery	7 posts Berendes Beorh Round Barrow(s)	8 posts Bere Down Long Barrow
2 posts Bestwall Quarry Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork	18 posts Big Wood Barrow / Cairn Cemetery	4 posts Bincombe Down Long Barrow
43 posts Bincombe Down Barrow / Cairn Cemetery	3 posts Bindon Hill Hillfort	4 posts Bind Barrow Round Barrow(s)
7 posts Blacknoll Hill Barrow / Cairn Cemetery	11 posts Black Down Bank Barrow	27 posts Black Down Barrow Cemetery Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
11 posts Black Hill Round Barrow(s)	3 posts Blagdon Hill Round Barrow(s)	6 posts Bloxworth Down Round Barrow(s)
15 posts Bokerley Down Long Barrow	1 post Bolton's Barrow Round Barrow(s)	3 posts Boswell's Plantation Round Barrow(s)
9 posts Bottlebush Down Round Barrow(s)	4 posts Bradford Barrow Round Barrow(s)	2 posts Bradpole Round Barrow(s)
14 posts Branksome Library Stone Standing Stones	16 posts The Broad Stone Stone Circle	21 posts Bronkham Hill Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
4 posts Bulbury Camp Hillfort	3 posts Bull Barrow (Holt) Round Barrow(s)	1 post Bul Barrow Round Barrow(s)
3 posts Bush Barrow (Lulworth) Round Barrow(s)	19 posts Buzbury Rings Hillfort	12 posts Came Down Golf Club Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
21 posts 3 sites Came Wood Barrow / Cairn Cemetery	2 posts Canford Heath Barrow / Cairn Cemetery	5 posts Canon Hill Round Barrow(s)
2 posts The Castle (Cattistock) Hillfort	25 posts Chalbury Hillfort	5 posts Chaldon Down Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
3 posts Chaldon Herring Barrow / Cairn Cemetery	13 posts Chapel Hill Sacred Hill	2 posts Charlton Down Round Barrow(s)
15 posts Chettle House Long Barrow	3 posts Chettle Long Barrow Long Barrow	6 posts Chilcombe Hill Hillfort
11 posts Clandon Barrow Round Barrow(s)	3 posts Colmer's Hill Sacred Hill	19 posts Coney's Castle Hillfort
10 posts Conygar Hill Round Barrow(s)	10 posts Coombe Heath Barrow / Cairn Cemetery	7 posts Corscombe Standing Stones
3 posts Cowleaze Barrows Round Barrow(s)	2 posts Creech Barrow Round Barrow(s)	3 posts Crow Hill Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
1 post Dead Woman's Stone Standing Stone / Menhir (Destroyed)	22 posts Deverel Barrow Round Barrow(s)	5 posts Dogbury Hill Hillfort
5 posts Doghouse Hill Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork	4 posts Dorchester Palisaded Enclosure Timber Circle	1 post The Dorsetshire Gap Ancient Trackway
8 posts 2 sites The Dorset Cursus Cursus	4 posts Double Barrow Round Barrow(s)	5 posts Drove Hill Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
6 posts Dudsbury Camp Hillfort	15 posts Dungeon Hill Hillfort	19 posts East Hill Barrows Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
10 posts Eggardon Barrows Barrow / Cairn Cemetery	39 posts Eggardon Hill Hillfort	1 post End Barrow Round Barrow(s)
3 posts Eype Down Round Barrow(s)	3 posts Field Barn Round Barrow(s)	14 posts Five Marys Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
4 posts Flagstones Enclosure	6 posts Fontmell Down Dyke	8 posts Four Barrow Hill Round Barrow(s)
9 posts Friar Waddon Round Barrow(s)	2 posts Fryer Mayne Round Barrow(s)	2 posts Giant’s Grave Round Barrow(s)
1 post Giant's Grave and Giant's Trencher Round Barrow(s)	3 posts Goggin's Barrow Round Barrow(s)	16 posts Golden Cap Sacred Hill
22 posts Gould's Hill Barrows Barrow / Cairn Cemetery	9 posts The Great Barrow Artificial Mound	4 posts Great Hill Barrows Round Barrow(s)
45 posts The Grey Mare & Her Colts Long Barrow	10 posts Grimstone Down Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork	2 posts Grove Hill Round Barrow(s)
20 posts Gussage Hill Long Barrow	32 posts Hambledon Hillfort	4 posts Hammiton Hill Round Barrow(s)
23 posts Hampton Down Stone Circle	5 posts Hardown Hill Barrow / Cairn Cemetery	1 post Hawke Barrow Round Barrow(s)
2 posts Heather Cottage Round Barrow(s)	81 posts The Hellstone Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech	10 posts The Helstone Standing Stone / Menhir
1 post Henbury Barrow Round Barrow(s)	28 posts Hengistbury Head Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork	3 posts Herringston Barrow Round Barrow(s)
28 posts Hod Hill Hillfort	3 posts Hog Cliff Hill Round Barrow(s)	3 posts Huck Barrow Round Barrow(s)
2 posts Ibberton Hill Round Barrow(s)	9 posts 3 sites Isle of Portland	2 posts 35 sites The Isle of Purbeck
42 posts Kingston Russell Stone Circle	4 posts Kingston Russell Barrow Round Barrow(s)	12 posts King Down Round Barrow(s)
59 posts Knowlton Henges Henge	18 posts Lambert's Castle Hillfort	12 posts Lanceborough King Barrow Round Barrow(s)
12 posts Lewesdon Hill Hillfort	4 posts Limekiln Hill Round Barrow(s)	2 posts Little Bredy Round Barrow(s)
5 posts Longbury Long Barrow	3 posts Longlands Round Barrow(s)	24 posts Long Bredy Bank Barrow
4 posts Lord's Barrow Round Barrow(s)	4 posts Luton Down long barrow Long Barrow	3 posts Lyscombe Hill Dyke
3 posts Mag's Barrow Round Barrow(s)	76 posts Maiden Castle (Dorchester) Hillfort	4 posts Maiden Castle Long Barrow Long Barrow
6 posts Martin's Down Long Barrow Long Barrow	42 posts Maumbury Rings Henge	4 posts Mayne Stone Circle Stone Circle
7 posts Mistleberry Fort Hillfort	3 posts Moigns Down Round Barrow(s)	4 posts 1 site Mount Pleasant Henge
1 post Muddox Barrow Round Barrow(s) (Destroyed)	8 posts Nettlecombe Tout Hillfort	88 posts The Nine Stones of Winterbourne Abbas Stone Circle
1 post North Hill Round Barrow(s)	37 posts Oakley Down Barrow / Cairn Cemetery	10 posts Old Knowle Round Barrow(s)
6 posts Old Warren Hillfort	8 posts Owermoigne Down Round Barrow(s)	14 posts Pallington Clump Round Barrow(s)
2 posts Parley Barrow Round Barrow(s)	3 posts Peak End Hill Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork	5 posts Penbury Knoll Hillfort
11 posts Penn Hill Barrow / Cairn Cemetery	19 posts Pentridge 21 / IIa/b Bank Barrow	2 posts Pentridge III Long Barrow
1 post Pigeon House Long Barrow	42 posts Pilsdon Pen Hillfort	17 posts Pimperne Long Barrow
1 post Pin Knoll Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork	4 posts Pompey's Corner Round Barrow(s)	34 posts Poundbury Hillfort Hillfort
3 posts Pound Hill Barrow / Cairn Cemetery	4 posts Powerstock Common Round Barrow(s)	10 posts Poxwell Cairn Circle Ring Cairn
3 posts Puddletown Forest Round Barrow(s)	4 posts Puncknowle Round Barrow(s)	7 posts Purlands Farm Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
8 posts Race Down Long Barrow	11 posts The Rainbarrows Round Barrow(s)	2 posts Ralph's Barrow Round Barrow(s)
1 post Rawles Barrow Round Barrow(s)	44 posts Rawlsbury Hillfort	2 posts Red Barn Long Barrow
4 posts Rew Lane Round Barrow(s)	5 posts Ridgeway Hill Round Barrow(s)	15 posts Ridge Hill Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
7 posts Ringmoor Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork	3 posts Roke Down Barrow / Cairn Cemetery	3 posts Round Pound Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
3 posts Sandy Barrow Round Barrow(s)	2 posts Sandy Barrow (West Stafford) Round Barrow(s)	7 posts The Seven Barrows Round Barrow(s)
3 posts Shapwick Barrow Round Barrow(s)	4 posts Sheep Down Barrow / Cairn Cemetery	5 posts Sheep Down Enclosure Enclosure
4 posts Sheep Down Long Barrow Long Barrow	4 posts Shipton Gorge Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork	8 posts Shipton Hill Hillfort
3 posts Simons Ground Barrow / Cairn Cemetery	1 post Smacam Down Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork	5 posts South Down Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
1 post South Eggardon Farm Round Barrow(s)	17 posts Spetisbury Rings Hillfort	1 post Stand Barrow Round Barrow(s)
1 post Sturminster Newton Castle Hillfort	4 posts St Catherine's Hill Barrow / Cairn Cemetery	3 posts Summerlug Hill Round Barrow(s)
3 posts Tadnoll Barrow Round Barrow(s)	5 posts Tenants Hill Enclosure	4 posts Thickthorn Down (South) Long Barrow
7 posts Thorncombe Beacon Round Barrow(s)	5 posts Three Barrow Clump Barrow / Cairn Cemetery	3 posts Throop Clump Round Barrow(s)
2 posts Tolpuddle Ball Round Barrow(s)	5 posts Trent Barrow Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork	10 posts Tulk's Hill Round Barrow(s)
3 posts Turner's Puddle Heath Round Barrow(s)	2 posts Turnworth Down Round Barrows Round Barrow(s)	1 post Two Gates Round Barrow(s)
23 posts The Valley of Stones Natural Rock Feature	6 posts Verwood Stone Standing Stone / Menhir	2 posts Wardstone Barrow Round Barrow(s)
4 posts 1 site Waterston Ridge Barrow / Cairn Cemetery	7 posts Wears Hill Round Barrow(s)	23 posts Weatherby Castle Hillfort
6 posts West Compton Down Burial Chamber	5 posts West Hill Barrows Barrow / Cairn Cemetery	4 posts Whitcombe Barn Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
6 posts Whitcombe Hill Round Barrow(s)	4 posts Whitcombe Vale Round Barrow(s)	12 posts White Hill Barrows Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
4 posts White Horse Hill Round Barrow(s)	3 posts Whitfield Round Barrow(s)	6 posts Whitfield Farm Long Barrow
Wimborne St. Giles Round Barrow(s)	4 posts Windsbatch Dyke	27 posts Winterbourne Poor Lot Round Barrow(s)
3 posts Winterbourne Steepleton Cromlech Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech	4 posts Wolfeton Clump Round Barrow(s)	10 posts Woodbury Hill Hillfort
2 posts Woodcutts Common Earthwork	2 posts Woodman's Cross Round Barrow(s)	2 posts Wood Hill Round Barrow(s)
7 posts Woolsbarrow Hillfort	15 posts Wor Barrow Long Barrow	10 posts Wyke Down Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
6 posts Wynford Eagle Round Barrow(s)	3 posts Yon Barrow Round Barrow(s)

Sites of disputed antiquity:

4 posts Bishop's Limekiln Natural Rock Feature	43 posts 2 sites Cerne Abbas Giant Hill Figure	6 posts Evershot Standing Stone / Menhir
4 posts Toller Porcorum Churchyard Christianised Site	6 posts The Wishing Stone Standing Stone / Menhir	3 posts Yetminster Stone Standing Stone / Menhir

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Archaeological project in Blandford gets lottery grant.

An archaeological scheme to investigate an area of Blandford in Dorset where ancient settlements have been found has been given £23,100 of lottery cash.

In 2008 a dig was carried out on the site earmarked for the new Milldown Primary School in the town... continues...

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Posted by The Eternal
28th January 2010ce

Archaeologists find skulls on route of new road

The skulls of scores of young men have been found in a burial pit on the route of a new road in Dorset.

So far 45 skulls, believed to be almost 2,000 years old, have been found, and more may be found as the pit is emptied... continues...

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Posted by danielspaniel
11th June 2009ce

Edited 11th June 2009ce

Ancient Burial Ground Uncovered.

More than a dozen skeletons thought to be thousands of years old, have been found by Oxford archaeologists working at an ancient burial site in Dorset.

Excavations are taking place at the site in Weymouth before builders move in to build an access road to the Olympic sailing centre for 2012... continues...

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Posted by The Eternal
31st December 2008ce

Edited 4th January 2009ce

£150,000 for south Dorset Ridgeway

The south Dorset Ridgeway project was launched in Portesham village hall. The three year project aims to protect historic monuments affected by erosion over the last forty years. The cash comes from the heritage lottery fund.

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Posted by formicaant
19th February 2008ce

Iron Age Boat To Be Displayed in Poole

An Iron Age boat found when Poole Harbour was dredged in the 1960s is nearly ready for display after extensive conservation work overseen by York Archaeological Trust. You can visit it when the Poole Museum reopens in June. From the Manchester Evening News website.

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Posted by Rhiannon
12th February 2007ce

Edited 12th February 2007ce

Art to raise Ridgeway's profile

From an article published on the BBC News web site on 19th October 2005:

A campaign to raise public awareness of a historic countryside area to safeguard it for the future is to be launched next month... continues...

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Posted by Kammer
20th October 2005ce

Edited 10th February 2006ce

Bid to help Dorset folk love 'lumps and bumps'

A new project aims to increase people's awareness, knowledge and appreciation of the amazing landscape between Weymouth and Dorchester... continues...

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Posted by ocifant
14th October 2005ce

Edited 8th February 2006ce

Sugar Coated - Iron Age Boat

Source: The Times: 11 June 2005

Sweet return for Iron Age boat with a heart of oak
By Simon de Bruxelles

AN ANCIENT dugout canoe is to be seen in public for the first time in 2,300 years after spending the past decade being preserved in sugar... continues...

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Posted by Ike
12th June 2005ce

Edited 10th February 2006ce

Golden find is 4,000 years old

Hmmm, I wonder how much more has been found and not reported?
A day's metal detecting has unearthed an unexpected treasure - a 4,000-year-old piece of gold.

The ornamental piece of gold is only the second piece to ever be found in the UK and the first to be discovered in Dorset... continues...

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Posted by Jane
21st May 2004ce

Edited 10th February 2006ce

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Cerne Abbas Giant (Hill Figure) — Folklore

There were curative wells at Cerne; one called Pill Well, now dry, and St. Austin's Well, anciently Silver Well. Hel Well still flowing, in a marshy place covered with trees and brushwood, was not curative. A man now living, named Vincent, aged fifty-five years, had a crippled child. Every morning, for several months together, Vincent carried his child, wrapped in a blanket, to St. Austin's Well, and dipped it into the well, and at last it was cured. Sore eyes are healed by bathing them, and feeble health is restored by drinking. A farmer used to go down to this well every morning and drink a tumblerful of the water. (Jonathan Hardy, aged 65, born at Cerne, and now sexton there.) I have not analysed the water, but can affirm that it is not chalybeate. The spring sometimes "breaks," that is, suddenly begins to flow with increased energy. Its water never freezes.

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If anyone looks into St. Austin's Well the first thing on Easter morning he will see the faces of those who will die within the year. (--Miss Gundry.)

St Austin's Well also seems to be called St Augustine's well. But it's interesting that it gets a non-religious name too? The well is just south of the Abbey, which is to the south of the Giant and Trendle hill.
From 'Dorset Folklore Collected in 1897' by H. Colley March, in Folklore v10, Dec 1899.

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Posted by Rhiannon
25th April 2013ce