Came Wood Long Barrow — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Came Wood Long Barrow by formicaant

The adjacent round barrow, mostly cleared of foliage.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 28/04/2024

formicaant Apr 28, 2024

Image of Came Wood Long Barrow by formicaant

The long barrow, recently cleared due to ash dieback, plainly in view for the first time in many years.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 28/04/2024

formicaant Apr 28, 2024

Image of Came Wood Long Barrow by formicaant

Looking north along the top of the long barrow, note the heavy undergrowth.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 29/11/2007.

formicaant Nov 30, 2007

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The bank of the long barrow from the east.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 29/11/2007.

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The round barrow from the south.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 29/11/2007.

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This large round barrow sits at the northern end of the long barrow.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 11/10/2007.

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Articles

Came Wood Long Barrow

Long Barrow

formicaant Nov 30, 2007

Another visit to this substantial long barrow, I had hoped autumn would make it easier to see. The under growth is less now but a fallen tree still obscures much of it. Its a real fight through thick hawthorn and brambles to take some not very clear photos, however the barrow itself is worth a look as it is very big. Shorn of the brush and trees this would be an impressive monument in an area thick with barrows of all kinds and conditions.

Came Wood Long Barrow

Long Barrow

formicaant Oct 11, 2007

This long barrow is all but invisible at the moment, being as it is in woodland, and heavily covered in undergrowth. I could make it out with some difficulty, and it is surprisingly substsantial. It is about 150 feet long and 40 feet wide, at the moment the ditches are too full of nettles and brambles to see well, but they are still in existance.
I will definitely re-visit this site in the winter when it will be much easier to see and photograph.

Sites within 20km of Came Wood Long Barrow

Came Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 0.2km SSE

18

3
Broadmayne Bank Barrow

Bank Barrow • 0.2km SSE

33

3
Culliford Tree Barrow

Long Barrow • 0.3km SSE

5

1

4
Bincombe Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.14km SW

41

4
West Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.16km SE

3

2
Bincombe Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 1.2km WSW

3

1
Came Down Golf Club

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.34km W

11

1
East Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.62km ESE

17

2
Whitcombe Barn

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.7km NE

3

1
Chalbury

Hillfort • 1.94km S

24

2
Mayne Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 2.72km ENE

1

4
White Horse Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 2.94km E

3

2
Herringston Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.04km NW

2

2
Ridgeway Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 3.05km W

3

1
Conygar Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 3.2km NNW

8

4
Whitcombe Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 3.46km NE

5

2
Gould’s Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.63km W

19

3
Fryer Mayne

Round Barrow(s) • 3.66km ENE

1

2
Maiden Castle (Dorchester)

Hillfort • 3.95km WNW

75

1

16

1
Maiden Castle Bank Barrow

Bank Barrow • 4.08km WNW

1
Flagstones

Enclosure • 4.22km N

2

2
Windsbatch

Dyke • 4.24km WSW

3

3
Maiden Castle Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.27km WNW

1

1
Conquer Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.27km N

3

1

2
Maumbury Rings

Henge • 4.29km NNW

38

2

8
Frome Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 4.31km NNE

1
Mount Pleasant

Henge • 4.31km N

2

4

1
Sandy Barrow (West Stafford)

Round Barrow(s) • 4.32km NE

1

2
Sandy Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.4km ESE

2

1
Ridge Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.5km W

14

1
Maiden Castle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 4.58km WNW

3

2
Lanceborough King Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.81km WNW

12

3
Dorchester Palisaded Enclosure

Timber Circle • 4.95km NNW

3

1
Goggin’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.02km ESE

2

2
Poxwell

Cairn circle • 5.08km E

5

5
Friar Waddon

Round Barrow(s) • 5.29km WSW

6

2

1
Four Barrow Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 5.31km W

7

2
Clandon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.41km WNW

7

1

2

2
Huck Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.72km ENE

2

2
Poundbury Hillfort

Hillfort • 5.72km NW

24

10
South Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.93km E

4

2
Great Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 6.04km W

3

2
Moigns Down

Round Barrow(s) • 6.31km E

2

1
Whitfield

Round Barrow(s) • 6.43km NW

2

1
Grove Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 6.51km W

1

2
Purlands Farm

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.7km WNW

6

1
Owermoigne Down

Round Barrow(s) • 6.79km E

6

2
Whitfield Farm

Long Barrow • 6.97km NW

3

1

3
The Rainbarrows

Round Barrow(s) • 7.2km NNE

8

4
Third Milestone Barrow Cemetery

Round Barrow(s) • 7.23km WNW

2
Boswell’s Plantation

Round Barrow(s) • 7.31km NE

2

1
Bronkham Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.55km W

17

4
Winterborne St Martin Disc Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.75km WNW

1
Rew Lane

Round Barrow(s) • 7.76km WNW

3

2
Lord’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.06km E

3

2
Tinker’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.26km ENE

1
Fidler’s Green

Round Barrow(s) • 8.4km N

1

1
Penn Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.47km WNW

10

1
Puddletown Forest

Round Barrow(s) • 8.54km NNE

2

1
Wood Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 8.72km NNW

1

1
Waterston Ridge

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.85km N

3

1
Black Down (Portesham)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.86km W

32

4
Red Barn

Long Barrow • 9.04km WNW

1

2
Pound Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.13km WNW

2

2
Five Marys

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.19km E

9

5
Robins Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.26km NNE

1
Wolfeton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 9.27km NNW

3

1
Portesham Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 9.27km W

1
Winterbourne Steepleton Cromlech

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 9.37km W

2

4
Tadnoll Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.39km ENE

2

2
The Hellstone

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 9.42km W

84

1

3

15
Chaldon Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.5km E

4

1
Chaldon Herring

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.6km E

2

1
Sheep Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.74km W

3

3
Sheep Down Enclosure

Enclosure • 9.84km W

4

1
Sheep Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 9.85km W

3

3
Pigeon House

Long Barrow • 9.88km WNW

2
Big Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.02km W

17

1
Longlands

Round Barrow(s) • 10.02km W

2

3
The Nine Stones of Winterbourne Abbas

Stone Circle • 10.09km W

73

8

30

1
Old Knowle

Round Barrow(s) • 10.19km ENE

9

2
The Valley of Stones

Natural Rock Feature • 10.23km W

25

8

1
Drove Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.24km ENE

4

1
Portesham Hill Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 10.28km W

2
Hampton Down

Stone Circle • 10.29km W

38

10
Wardstone Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.35km E

1

2
Round Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.48km E

2

2
Blacknoll Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.59km ENE

6

2
Crow Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.69km W

2

1
Whitcombe Vale

Round Barrow(s) • 10.72km ENE

3

1
Valley of Stones Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.74km W

1
Bush Barrow (Lulworth)

Round Barrow(s) • 10.74km E

2

2
Bishop’s Limekiln

Natural Rock Feature • 10.97km W

3

1
Little Bredy

Round Barrow(s) • 11.13km W

1

1
Three Barrow Clump

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.16km W

3

2
Grimstone Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.17km NW

10

2
Pallington Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 11.18km NE

12

2
Grimstone Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 11.21km NW

2
The Broad Stone

Stone Circle • 11.29km W

12

1

7
Heather Cottage

Round Barrow(s) • 11.54km ENE

1

2
The Grey Mare & Her Colts

Long Barrow • 11.55km W

47

13
Old Warren

Hillfort • 11.8km W

4

2
Field Barn

Round Barrow(s) • 11.91km W

1

3
Winterbourne Poor Lot

Round Barrow(s) • 12.14km W

21

1

7

1
Kingston Russell

Stone Circle • 12.24km W

82

2

17

1
White Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.37km W

11

2
Tenants Hill

Enclosure • 12.41km W

4

1
Furzey Down Road

Ancient Trackway • 12.52km NW

1
Chapel Hill

Sacred Hill • 12.59km WSW

10

2

1
Black Down (Kingston Russell)

Bank Barrow • 12.66km W

8

2
Hangman’s Rocks

Stone Circle • 12.68km W

1
Kingston Russell Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.74km W

4

1
Hambury Tout

Round Barrow(s) • 12.76km E

3

1
King Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.82km S

1

2
Kingston Russell Cursus

Cursus • 13.16km W

1
Saw Mills Stone Circles

Stone Circle • 13.31km S

5

2
Hog Cliff Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.46km WNW

1

2
Wears Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.47km W

5

2
Martin’s Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 13.54km W

10

1
Dead Woman’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.62km ENE

1
Long Bredy

Bank Barrow • 13.8km W

24

1

3

1
The Helstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.83km W

8

3
Turner’s Puddle Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 13.97km ENE

2

1
Tolpuddle Ball

Round Barrow(s) • 14.1km NE

1

1
North Barn Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 14.14km W

1

1
Throop Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 14.23km ENE

2

1
Abbotsbury Castle

Hillfort • 14.28km W

15

4
Smacam Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 14.3km NW

1
Smacam Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.35km NW

2
Bindon Hill

Hillfort • 14.59km E

2

2
Double Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.83km NE

2

2
Woodman’s Cross

Round Barrow(s) • 14.85km ENE

1

2
Weatherby Castle

Hillfort • 14.96km NE

22

3
Barrow East of Two Gates

Round Barrow(s) • 15.35km W

2
Tulk’s Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 15.39km W

9

1
Wynford Eagle

Round Barrow(s) • 15.44km WNW

4

2
Limekiln Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 15.59km W

2

2
Cowleaze Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 15.67km NE

1

2
Peak End Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.93km NW

2

1
The Wishing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.99km NW

4

3
Roke Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.13km NE

2

1
Black Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.2km ENE

8

4
Cerne Abbas Giant

Hill Figure • 16.21km NNW

14

2

12

29

2
The Trendle (Cerne Abbas)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.21km NNW

1

2
Coombe Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.25km E

8

3
Warren Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 16.3km ENE

1

1
End Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.4km ENE

1
Culverwell

Mesolithic site • 16.45km S

5

3

1
Pin Knoll

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.46km W

2
Puncknowle

Round Barrow(s) • 16.48km W

3

1
West Compton Down

Burial Chamber • 16.56km W

2

4
Norden Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.79km WNW

2
Baylea Farm Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.81km E

3

2
Lyscombe Hill

Dyke • 16.97km N

2

1
Giant’s Grave

Round Barrow(s) • 17km NNE

2
Water Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 17.02km E

1
Two Gates

Round Barrow(s) • 17.12km W

2
Ferny Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 17.14km E

3

2
Stand Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.25km NE

1
Bere Down

Long Barrow • 17.32km NE

5

3
Flower’s Barrow

Hillfort • 17.34km E

38

1

5

2
Askerswell

Dyke • 17.35km W

1

2
South Eggardon Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 17.52km W

1
Eggardon Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.58km W

9

4
Five Barrow Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.72km E

3

2
The Castle (Cattistock)

Hillfort • 17.78km WNW

1

1
Deverel Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.88km NE

13

7

2
The Dorsetshire Gap

Ancient Trackway • 17.93km N

1
Yon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.94km ENE

1

2
Nettlecombe Tout

Hillfort • 17.97km N

5

3
Chilcombe Hill

Hillfort • 17.98km W

5

1
Eggardon Hill

Hillfort • 18.05km W

24

2

18
Woodbury Hill

Hillfort • 18.05km ENE

7

3

1
Thorn Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.1km E

2

2
Povington Heath twin-barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.15km E

1
Hawke Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.19km NE

1
Povington Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.43km E

1
Toller Porcorum Churchyard

Christianised Site • 18.59km WNW

2

2
Muddox Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.74km NE

1
Broomhill and Bere Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.77km ENE

2
Rawles Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.92km NE

1
Ridge Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 19.17km NNW

1
Bolton’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.32km NE

1
Powerstock Common

Round Barrow(s) • 19.36km WNW

3

1
Hammiton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 19.62km W

3

1
Dogbury Hill

Hillfort • 19.83km NNW

3

2
Worgret Heath Earthworks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.98km ENE

1