Whitcombe Vale (Round Barrow(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Whitcombe Vale (Round Barrow(s)) by formicaant

A distant view of the two barrows from Drove hill, to the south.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 13/07/2008

formicaant Jul 14, 2008

Image of Whitcombe Vale (Round Barrow(s)) by formicaant

The second of two very small, scruffy barrows on Whitcombe hill.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 27/01/2008.

formicaant Jan 27, 2008

Image of Whitcombe Vale (Round Barrow(s)) by formicaant

One of two small round barrows.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 27/01/2008.

formicaant Jan 27, 2008

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Whitcombe Vale

Round Barrow(s)

formicaant Jan 27, 2008

To the north of Blacknoll hill, I could see two small round barrows covered with gorse and bracken. To the northwest the large bell barrow Old Knowle and its smaller neighbour can be seen on the summit of their hill.

Sites within 20km of Whitcombe Vale

Old Knowle

Round Barrow(s) • 0.67km W

9

2
Heather Cottage

Round Barrow(s) • 0.82km ENE

1

2
Blacknoll Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.1km SSE

6

2
Drove Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.14km SSW

4

1
Tadnoll Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 1.35km WSW

2

2
Tinker’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.61km W

1
Five Marys

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.62km SSW

9

5
Chaldon Herring

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.1km SSW

2

1
Turner’s Puddle Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 4.29km NE

2

1
Lord’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.41km SW

3

2
Dead Woman’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.47km NNE

1
Woodman’s Cross

Round Barrow(s) • 4.65km E

1

2
Pallington Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 4.8km NW

12

2
Throop Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 5.29km NNE

2

1
Owermoigne Down

Round Barrow(s) • 5.3km SW

6

2
Bush Barrow (Lulworth)

Round Barrow(s) • 5.58km S

2

2
Huck Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.61km W

2

2
Round Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.8km S

2

2
Warren Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 5.95km NE

1

1
Moigns Down

Round Barrow(s) • 5.98km SW

2

1
Wardstone Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.27km S

1

2
Coombe Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.38km E

8

3
Baylea Farm Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.53km E

3

2
Chaldon Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.67km SSW

4

1
End Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.92km NE

1
Fryer Mayne

Round Barrow(s) • 7.06km WSW

1

2
Boswell’s Plantation

Round Barrow(s) • 7.14km W

2

1
Poxwell

Cairn circle • 7.19km SW

5

5
Tolpuddle Ball

Round Barrow(s) • 7.2km N

1

1
Double Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.21km N

2

2
Hambury Tout

Round Barrow(s) • 7.26km SSE

3

1
Black Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 7.37km NNE

8

4
South Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.41km SW

4

2
Bindon Hill

Hillfort • 7.79km SE

2

2
Five Barrow Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.89km E

3

2
Sandy Barrow (West Stafford)

Round Barrow(s) • 7.92km W

1

2
Yon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.99km NE

1

2
Puddletown Forest

Round Barrow(s) • 8.18km WNW

2

1
Mayne Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 8.19km WSW

1

4
Povington Heath twin-barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.24km E

1
Water Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 8.33km ESE

1
The Rainbarrows

Round Barrow(s) • 8.38km W

8

4
Ferny Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 8.47km ESE

3

2
Stand Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.68km NNE

1
White Horse Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 8.68km WSW

3

2
Weatherby Castle

Hillfort • 8.69km N

22

3
Whitcombe Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 8.74km W

5

2
Woodbury Hill

Hillfort • 8.81km NE

7

3

1
Sandy Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.92km SW

2

1
Thorn Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.03km ESE

2

2
Goggin’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.06km SW

2

2
Roke Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.07km N

2

1
Flower’s Barrow

Hillfort • 9.2km ESE

38

1

5

2
Cowleaze Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 9.21km N

1

2
Povington Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.23km ESE

1
Frome Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 9.26km W

1
Worgret Heath Earthworks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.38km E

1
Whitcombe Barn

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.47km WSW

3

1
Broomhill and Bere Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.48km NE

2
Worgret Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.59km E

6

2
Mount Pleasant

Henge • 9.86km W

2

4

1
East Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.93km WSW

17

2
Bere Down

Long Barrow • 9.98km N

5

3
Woolsbarrow

Hillfort • 10.01km ENE

7

3
Conquer Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.06km W

3

1

2
Hawke Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.09km NNE

1
Rawles Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.13km NNE

1
Muddox Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.23km NNE

1
West Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.35km WSW

3

2
Flagstones

Enclosure • 10.45km W

2

3
Bolton’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.47km NNE

1
Came Wood Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 10.72km WSW

6

2
The Seven Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 10.73km ENE

6

2
Came Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.75km WSW

18

3
Broadmayne Bank Barrow

Bank Barrow • 10.75km WSW

33

3
Robins Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.75km WNW

1
Conygar Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 10.76km W

8

4
Culliford Tree Barrow

Long Barrow • 10.77km WSW

5

1

4
Drinking Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.06km E

1
Three Lords Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.26km E

1
Bloxworth Down

Round Barrow(s) • 11.29km NE

4

2
Warehan Logboat

11.56km E

1
Chalbury

Hillfort • 11.57km WSW

24

2
Deverel Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.58km N

13

7

2
King’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.6km E

2
Dorchester Palisaded Enclosure

Timber Circle • 11.68km W

3

1
Maumbury Rings

Henge • 11.71km W

38

2

8
Bincombe Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.73km WSW

41

4
Waterston Ridge

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.76km WNW

3

1
Came Down Golf Club

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.82km WSW

11

1
Fidler’s Green

Round Barrow(s) • 11.88km WNW

1

1
Bincombe Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 11.89km WSW

3

1
Stoborough Heath Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.98km E

1
Herringston Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.99km W

2

2
Icen Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.2km E

1
Cold Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.45km NE

1
Bestwall Quarry

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.46km ENE

1

1
Creech Heath Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 12.47km E

1
Creech Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.69km E

1

2
Poundbury Hillfort

Hillfort • 12.71km W

24

10
Hyde Hill Barrows (Purbeck)

Round Barrow(s) • 12.8km E

1
Stone Hill Down

Long Barrow • 12.94km E

2

2
Wolfeton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 13.3km WNW

3

1
Maiden Castle (Dorchester)

Hillfort • 13.49km W

75

1

16

1
Maiden Castle Bank Barrow

Bank Barrow • 13.57km W

1
The Harpstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.6km E

7

7
Ridgeway Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.7km WSW

3

1
Three Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 13.73km E

1

2
Lanceborough King Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.87km W

12

3
Maiden Castle Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.88km W

1

1
The White Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.91km NE

1
Whitfield

Round Barrow(s) • 13.94km W

2

1
Bulbury Camp

Hillfort • 13.97km ENE

3
Maiden Castle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 14km W

3

2
Wood Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.04km W

1

1
Gould’s Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.08km WSW

19

3
Whitfield Farm

Long Barrow • 14.28km W

3

1

3
Knowle Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.89km E

4

2
Clandon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.93km W

7

1

2

2
Windsbatch

Dyke • 14.96km WSW

3

3
Ridge Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.97km WSW

14

1
Giant’s Grave

Round Barrow(s) • 14.98km NW

2
Four Barrow Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 15.36km W

7

2
Purlands Farm

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.62km W

6

1
Swyre Head

Round Barrow(s) • 15.72km ESE

4

1
Friar Waddon

Round Barrow(s) • 15.98km WSW

6

2

1
Corfe Castle

Sacred Hill • 16.2km E

11

1

7

2
Arne Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.38km ENE

1
Third Milestone Barrow Cemetery

Round Barrow(s) • 16.39km W

2
Great Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 16.45km WSW

3

2
Grove Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.47km W

1

2
Penn Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.49km W

10

1
Corfe Common field system

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.61km E

1
East Hill Barrow (Corfe Castle)

Round Barrow(s) • 16.64km E

1
Lyscombe Hill

Dyke • 16.66km NW

2

1
Windmill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.68km NE

1
Corfe Common

Round Barrow(s) • 16.76km E

10

2
The Dorsetshire Gap

Ancient Trackway • 16.77km NW

1
Rew Lane

Round Barrow(s) • 16.99km W

3

2
Winterborne St Martin Disc Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.01km W

1
Nettlecombe Tout

Hillfort • 17.22km NW

5

3
Red Barn

Long Barrow • 17.42km W

1

2
Grimstone Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 17.79km W

2
Grimstone Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.84km W

10

2
Henbury Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.89km NE

1
Bronkham Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.94km WSW

17

4
Furzey Down Road

Ancient Trackway • 18.01km W

1
Spetisbury Rings

Hillfort • 18.17km NE

14

1

3

2
Bul Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.32km NNW

2
Pigeon House

Long Barrow • 18.43km W

2
Pound Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.44km W

2

2
King Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.49km SW

1

2
Worth Matravers

Round Barrow(s) • 18.51km E

3

1
Rawlsbury

Hillfort • 18.68km NNW

40

4
Saw Mills Stone Circles

Stone Circle • 18.89km SW

5

2
Smacam Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.92km WNW

1
Shapwick Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.01km NE

2

1
Smacam Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.03km WNW

2
Winterbourne Steepleton Cromlech

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 19.16km W

2

4
Black Down (Portesham)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.24km WSW

32

4
The Nine Stones of Winterbourne Abbas

Stone Circle • 19.68km W

73

8

30

1
Cerne Abbas Giant

Hill Figure • 19.69km WNW

14

2

12

29

2
Rempstone Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 19.69km E

56

5

18
The Trendle (Cerne Abbas)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.69km WNW

1

2
Row Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.75km E

1
Ibberton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 19.75km NNW

1

1
Portesham Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 19.75km WSW

1
Sheep Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.77km W

3

3
Poole Iron Age Port

19.81km E

1
Nine Barrows Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.86km E

23

6
Nine Barrows Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.86km E

2

2
Big Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.93km W

17

1
Longlands

Round Barrow(s) • 19.93km W

2

3
The Hellstone

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 19.95km WSW

84

1

3

15