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Image of St Catherine’s Hill (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by texlahoma

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texlahoma Feb 21, 2014

Image of St Catherine’s Hill (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by texlahoma

Image credit: texlahoma

texlahoma Feb 21, 2014

Image of St Catherine’s Hill (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by texlahoma

Image credit: texlahoma

texlahoma Feb 21, 2014

Image of St Catherine’s Hill (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by texlahoma

February 2013

Image credit: texlahoma

texlahoma Feb 21, 2014

Image of St Catherine’s Hill (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by formicaant

An overgrown bowl barrow.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 04/05/2008.

formicaant May 7, 2008

Image of St Catherine’s Hill (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by formicaant

A large tree covered bowl barrow on St Catherine’s Hill.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 04/05/2008.

formicaant May 7, 2008

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St Catherine’s Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery

formicaant May 7, 2008

I have concentrated on the barrows on this site of which there are said to be eleven. I managed to find and photograph only two of them on this visit. This is a large site with at least two other sets of earthworks on it one of which is said to be of iron age origin.
Sited above and overlooking Christchurch, Hengistbury head can be see to the south east. I will be adding the earthworks and other barrows in the near future as I will visit again soon.

St Catherine’s Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery

formicaant Oct 15, 2009

This was to be the site of Christchurch priory. It was said that everytime stones were laid on the site, by morning they had moved from the hill to where the priory now sits, over 2 miles away.
A similar tales exists in the parish of Fordington in Dorchester, which involved the siting of the parish church. The twist is that an ancient stone returned to the site after having been removed.

Both these stories appear in Peter Knight’s “Ancient Stones of Dorset”

Sites within 20km of St Catherine’s Hill

Hengistbury Head

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.54km ESE

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7

1
Ralph’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.74km W

1

1
Mag’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.82km W

2

1
Dudsbury Camp

Hillfort • 7.11km W

5

2
Parley Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.27km W

1

1
West Cliff Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.6km SW

3

1
Pompey’s Corner

Round Barrow(s) • 8.61km W

3

1
Slap Bottom

Round Barrow(s) • 9.11km NE

1

1
Simons Ground

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.36km W

2

1
Burnt Axon

Round Barrow(s) • 9.37km NE

1

4
Vales Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 9.65km NNE

7

1
Branksome Library Stone

Standing Stones • 9.74km WSW

11

4
Castle Hill (Burley Street)

Hillfort • 10.28km NE

6

2
Canon Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 11.24km W

4

1
Elkham Grave Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.35km ENE

1
Canford Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.41km W

1

1
Collins Grave Bowl Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.76km NE

1
Holman’s Bottom Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 11.79km NE

1
Creek Bottom Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 11.84km NE

1
Summerlug Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 12.16km WNW

2

1
Bull Barrow (Holt)

Round Barrow(s) • 13.07km WNW

2

2
Brownsea Island

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.21km WSW

2

2
Longsdale View Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.22km ENE

1

2
Wur Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.25km NW

1
Castle Piece

Hillfort • 14.78km NNE

1

1
Studland Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.29km SW

8

2
Bratley Plain

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.36km NNE

5

1
Shirley Holms

Round Barrow(s) • 15.53km ENE

2

1
lbsley Common

Round Barrow(s) • 15.6km N

1
Verwood Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.61km NW

5

1
Whitefield Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 15.66km ENE

1

1
Setley Plain

Round Barrow(s) • 15.99km ENE

3

3
Gorley Hill

Hillfort • 16.23km N

1
The King Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.35km SW

1
Setley Pond

Round Barrow(s) • 16.37km ENE

3

2
Poole Iron Age Port

16.68km SW

1
Buckland Rings

Hillfort • 17.12km ENE

5

5

2
The Puckstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.15km SW

3
The Agglestone

Natural Rock Feature • 17.22km SW

27

5

1
Ballard Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 17.28km SW

2
Fishing Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.07km SW

6

2
King Down

Round Barrow(s) • 18.2km W

10

3
West Godlingston Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.31km SW

9

1
Thorny Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.33km SW

1
Ulwell Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.4km SW

2

2
Horton Inn

Round Barrow(s) • 18.41km WNW
Bradford Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.68km W

1

2

1
Arne Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.7km WSW

1
New Barn Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 18.83km WNW

1
Godlingston Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.97km SW

1
Godlingston Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 18.98km SW

4

2
The Great Barrow

Artificial Mound • 19.11km WNW

8

3
Knowlton Henges

Henge • 19.19km WNW

58

4

16

5
Giant's Grave and Giant's Trencher

Round Barrow(s) • 19.28km SW

3

2
Badbury Rings

Hillfort • 19.47km W

50

16

1
Henbury Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.59km W

1
Rempstone Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 19.72km SW

56

5

18
Wimborne St. Giles

Round Barrow(s) • 19.9km NW

1
Badbury Rings Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.98km W

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