Ridgeway Hill (Round Barrow(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Ridgeway Hill (Round Barrow(s)) by formicaant

One of the central barrows seen from the south side of Maiden Castle.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 03/06/10

formicaant Jun 5, 2010

Image of Ridgeway Hill (Round Barrow(s)) by formicaant

The most easterly of this group of barrows, the road is closed for the construction of the Weymouth relief road.

Image credit: Mike Rowlan 16/03/2009.

formicaant Mar 16, 2009

Image of Ridgeway Hill (Round Barrow(s)) by formicaant

This is the most westerly of the group.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 19/12/2007.

formicaant Dec 19, 2007

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Ridgeway Hill

Round Barrow(s)

formicaant Dec 19, 2007

This group of barrows bridges the gap between Gould’s hill and the Came / Bincombe groups. It consists of about 7 – 10 round barrows, some of which are very badly damaged by ploughing. This set completes the south Dorset Ridgeway line of monuments which runs from Martin’s Down to White Horse hill. I have included the two most easily photographable barrows, there are another three that I know of still visible in the landscape.

Sites within 20km of Ridgeway Hill

Gould’s Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 0.92km NW

19

3
Windsbatch

Dyke • 1.46km SW

3

3
Ridge Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.57km W

14

1
Came Down Golf Club

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.89km ENE

11

1
Bincombe Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 2.06km E

3

1
Friar Waddon

Round Barrow(s) • 2.29km WSW

6

2

1
Bincombe Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.32km E

41

4
Maiden Castle (Dorchester)

Hillfort • 2.5km N

75

1

16

1
Maiden Castle Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.54km NNW

1

1
Maiden Castle Bank Barrow

Bank Barrow • 2.6km N

1
Four Barrow Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 2.73km WNW

7

2
Maiden Castle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 2.91km NNW

3

2
Herringston Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.99km NE

2

2
Came Wood Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.05km E

6

2
Came Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.07km E

18

3
Broadmayne Bank Barrow

Bank Barrow • 3.07km E

33

3
Culliford Tree Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.08km E

5

1

4
Great Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 3.08km W

3

2
Clandon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.34km NW

7

1

2

2
Chalbury

Hillfort • 3.37km ESE

24

2
Lanceborough King Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.4km NNW

12

3
West Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.83km E

3

2
Grove Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 3.85km WNW

1

2
Conygar Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 4.2km NE

8

4
Whitcombe Barn

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.29km ENE

3

1
East Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.37km E

17

2
Maumbury Rings

Henge • 4.54km NNE

38

2

8
Bronkham Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.56km W

17

4
Purlands Farm

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.82km NW

6

1
Third Milestone Barrow Cemetery

Round Barrow(s) • 5.08km NW

2
Dorchester Palisaded Enclosure

Timber Circle • 5.25km NNE

3

1
Flagstones

Enclosure • 5.27km NE

2

3
Winterborne St Martin Disc Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.46km WNW

1
Rew Lane

Round Barrow(s) • 5.48km WNW

3

2
Poundbury Hillfort

Hillfort • 5.49km NNE

24

10
Conquer Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.54km NE

3

1

2
Mayne Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 5.54km ENE

1

4
Whitfield

Round Barrow(s) • 5.6km N

2

1
Whitcombe Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 5.62km ENE

5

2
Mount Pleasant

Henge • 5.68km NE

2

4

1
White Horse Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 5.82km E

3

2
Black Down (Portesham)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.85km W

32

4
Frome Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 5.98km NE

1
Whitfield Farm

Long Barrow • 6.1km N

3

1

3
Portesham Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 6.24km W

1
The Hellstone

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 6.38km W

84

1

3

15
Sandy Barrow (West Stafford)

Round Barrow(s) • 6.6km ENE

1

2
Winterbourne Steepleton Cromlech

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 6.63km WNW

2

4
Fryer Mayne

Round Barrow(s) • 6.65km ENE

1

2
Pound Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.67km WNW

2

2
Penn Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.84km NW

10

1
Sheep Down Enclosure

Enclosure • 6.86km W

4

1
Sheep Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.86km W

3

3
Sheep Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 6.9km W

3

3
Sandy Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.99km E

2

1
Red Barn

Long Barrow • 7.12km NW

1

2
Big Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.19km W

17

1
Longlands

Round Barrow(s) • 7.19km W

2

3
The Valley of Stones

Natural Rock Feature • 7.21km W

25

8

1
Portesham Hill Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 7.24km W

2
Hampton Down

Stone Circle • 7.24km W

38

10
The Nine Stones of Winterbourne Abbas

Stone Circle • 7.43km WNW

73

8

30

1
Goggin’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.52km E

2

2
Crow Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.69km W

2

1
Valley of Stones Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.77km W

1
Pigeon House

Long Barrow • 7.79km WNW

2
Bishop’s Limekiln

Natural Rock Feature • 7.92km WSW

3

1
Poxwell

Cairn circle • 7.99km E

5

5
Little Bredy

Round Barrow(s) • 8.23km W

1

1
Three Barrow Clump

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.37km W

3

2
Wood Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 8.44km N

1

1
Huck Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.46km ENE

2

2
The Grey Mare & Her Colts

Long Barrow • 8.51km W

47

13
The Broad Stone

Stone Circle • 8.51km W

12

1

7
South Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.73km E

4

2
Old Warren

Hillfort • 8.81km W

4

2
The Rainbarrows

Round Barrow(s) • 8.93km NE

8

4
Fidler’s Green

Round Barrow(s) • 8.98km NNE

1

1
Kingston Russell

Stone Circle • 9.22km W

82

2

17

1
Moigns Down

Round Barrow(s) • 9.28km E

2

1
Field Barn

Round Barrow(s) • 9.31km WNW

1

3
White Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.32km W

11

2
Winterbourne Poor Lot

Round Barrow(s) • 9.35km W

21

1

7

1
Boswell’s Plantation

Round Barrow(s) • 9.4km NE

2

1
Tenants Hill

Enclosure • 9.4km W

4

1
Wolfeton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 9.42km NNE

3

1
Waterston Ridge

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.53km NNE

3

1
Chapel Hill

Sacred Hill • 9.58km WSW

10

2

1
Kingston Russell Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.72km W

4

1
Owermoigne Down

Round Barrow(s) • 9.8km E

6

2
Black Down (Kingston Russell)

Bank Barrow • 9.81km W

8

2
Grimstone Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.88km NNW

10

2
Hangman’s Rocks

Stone Circle • 9.91km W

1
Grimstone Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 9.95km NNW

2
Puddletown Forest

Round Barrow(s) • 10.32km NE

2

1
Robins Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.33km NNE

1
Kingston Russell Cursus

Cursus • 10.37km W

1
Wears Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 10.42km W

5

2
Martin’s Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 10.71km W

10

1
Long Bredy

Bank Barrow • 10.98km W

24

1

3

1
The Helstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.04km W

8

3
Lord’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.08km E

3

2
Tinker’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.18km ENE

1
Abbotsbury Castle

Hillfort • 11.23km W

15

4
North Barn Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 11.33km W

1

1
Furzey Down Road

Ancient Trackway • 11.58km NNW

1
Hog Cliff Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 11.79km NW

1

2
Five Marys

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.23km E

9

5
Chaldon Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.34km E

4

1
Tulk’s Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 12.34km W

9

1
Tadnoll Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.36km ENE

2

2
Limekiln Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 12.55km W

2

2
Chaldon Herring

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.62km E

2

1
Barrow East of Two Gates

Round Barrow(s) • 12.7km WNW

2
Wynford Eagle

Round Barrow(s) • 13.11km WNW

4

2
Old Knowle

Round Barrow(s) • 13.14km ENE

9

2
King Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.18km SSE

1

2
Wardstone Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.24km E

1

2
Drove Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.27km ENE

4

1
Round Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.4km E

2

2
Puncknowle

Round Barrow(s) • 13.44km W

3

1
Pin Knoll

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.51km W

2
Smacam Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 13.53km NNW

1
Smacam Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.55km NNW

2
Blacknoll Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.61km ENE

6

2
Saw Mills Stone Circles

Stone Circle • 13.67km SSE

5

2
Bush Barrow (Lulworth)

Round Barrow(s) • 13.69km E

2

2
Pallington Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 13.69km ENE

12

2
Whitcombe Vale

Round Barrow(s) • 13.7km ENE

3

1
West Compton Down

Burial Chamber • 13.88km WNW

2

4
Two Gates

Round Barrow(s) • 14.43km WNW

2
Askerswell

Dyke • 14.48km W

1

2
Heather Cottage

Round Barrow(s) • 14.51km ENE

1

2
Peak End Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.55km NW

2

1
South Eggardon Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 14.77km W

1
Eggardon Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.92km WNW

9

4
Norden Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 15.03km NW

2
The Wishing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.06km NNW

4

3
Chilcombe Hill

Hillfort • 15.09km W

5

1
Eggardon Hill

Hillfort • 15.37km WNW

24

2

18
Hambury Tout

Round Barrow(s) • 15.64km E

3

1
Cerne Abbas Giant

Hill Figure • 15.69km NNW

14

2

12

29

2
The Trendle (Cerne Abbas)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.69km NNW

1

2
The Castle (Cattistock)

Hillfort • 16.01km NW

1

1
Toller Porcorum Churchyard

Christianised Site • 16.3km WNW

2

2
Dead Woman’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.34km ENE

1
Tolpuddle Ball

Round Barrow(s) • 16.45km ENE

1

1
Hammiton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.66km W

3

1
Culverwell

Mesolithic site • 16.67km SSE

5

3

1
Turner’s Puddle Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 16.75km ENE

2

1
Powerstock Common

Round Barrow(s) • 16.84km WNW

3

1
Throop Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 16.9km ENE

2

1
Weatherby Castle

Hillfort • 17.14km NE

22

3
Shipton Hill

Hillfort • 17.15km W

8

2
Double Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.25km ENE

2

2
Shipton Gorge

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.45km W

3

1
Bindon Hill

Hillfort • 17.51km E

2

2
Lyscombe Hill

Dyke • 17.59km NNE

2

1
Bind Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.65km W

2

3
Cowleaze Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 17.84km NE

1

2
Woodman’s Cross

Round Barrow(s) • 17.89km E

1

2
Giant’s Grave

Round Barrow(s) • 18.09km NNE

2
Roke Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.39km NE

2

1
Nettlecombe Tout

Hillfort • 18.64km NNE

5

3
The Dorsetshire Gap

Ancient Trackway • 18.72km NNE

1
Black Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.78km ENE

8

4
Ridge Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.86km N

1
End Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.09km ENE

1
Warren Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 19.15km ENE

1

1
Coombe Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.3km E

8

3
Dogbury Hill

Hillfort • 19.3km NNW

3

2
North Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 19.4km W

1

1
Bere Down

Long Barrow • 19.58km NE

5

3
Stand Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.75km ENE

1
Baylea Farm Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.85km E

3

2
Deverel Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.91km NE

13

7

2