Puddletown Forest (Round Barrow(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Puddletown Forest (Round Barrow(s)) by formicaant

A small barrow in the middle of a plowed field.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 15/06/2008.

formicaant Jun 15, 2008

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A small bowl barrow covered in foxgloves.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 15/06/2008.

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Puddletown Forest

Round Barrow(s)

formicaant Jun 17, 2008

This is an extended group of barrows of various sizes within and on the edges of woodland. Most of them are in dense, mixed forest and are hard to find, I know, I’ve looked. Some of them may only be accessible when the trees are felled, as with the nearby Rain Barrows.
Parking is easy and the footpaths are good, the forest is about four miles from Dorchester.

Sites within 20km of Puddletown Forest

The Rainbarrows

Round Barrow(s) • 1.39km SW

8

4
Boswell’s Plantation

Round Barrow(s) • 1.57km SSE

2

1
Robins Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.58km WNW

1
Waterston Ridge

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.71km W

3

1
Fidler’s Green

Round Barrow(s) • 3.98km W

1

1
Sandy Barrow (West Stafford)

Round Barrow(s) • 4.31km SSW

1

2
Frome Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 4.37km SW

1
Huck Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.58km SSE

2

2
Mount Pleasant

Henge • 4.65km SW

2

4

1
Pallington Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 4.76km E

12

2
Conquer Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.8km SW

3

1

2
Whitcombe Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 5.08km SSW

5

2
Flagstones

Enclosure • 5.11km SW

2

3
Wolfeton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 5.31km W

3

1
Dorchester Palisaded Enclosure

Timber Circle • 5.7km WSW

3

1
Conygar Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 6.13km SW

8

4
Tinker’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.19km ESE

1
Maumbury Rings

Henge • 6.2km WSW

38

2

8
Mayne Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 6.32km SSW

1

4
Poundbury Hillfort

Hillfort • 6.33km WSW

24

10
Wood Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 6.36km W

1

1
Tolpuddle Ball

Round Barrow(s) • 6.61km ENE

1

1
Fryer Mayne

Round Barrow(s) • 6.63km S

1

2
Whitcombe Barn

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.87km SSW

3

1
Weatherby Castle

Hillfort • 6.97km ENE

22

3
Tadnoll Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.25km ESE

2

2
Whitfield

Round Barrow(s) • 7.42km WSW

2

1
Herringston Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.45km SW

2

2
Old Knowle

Round Barrow(s) • 7.53km ESE

9

2
Whitfield Farm

Long Barrow • 7.54km WSW

3

1

3
Double Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.55km ENE

2

2
Cowleaze Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 7.65km ENE

1

2
Dead Woman’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.89km E

1
Throop Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 8.09km E

2

1
Whitcombe Vale

Round Barrow(s) • 8.18km ESE

3

1
Roke Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.3km ENE

2

1
Lanceborough King Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.51km WSW

12

3
Came Wood Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 8.54km SSW

6

2
Turner’s Puddle Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 8.59km E

2

1
Heather Cottage

Round Barrow(s) • 8.66km ESE

1

2
Maiden Castle (Dorchester)

Hillfort • 8.68km WSW

75

1

16

1
Maiden Castle Bank Barrow

Bank Barrow • 8.69km WSW

1
Drove Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.71km ESE

4

1
Came Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.71km SSW

18

3
Broadmayne Bank Barrow

Bank Barrow • 8.71km SSW

33

3
Came Down Golf Club

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.76km SW

11

1
Culliford Tree Barrow

Long Barrow • 8.79km SSW

5

1

4
Giant’s Grave

Round Barrow(s) • 8.82km N

2
Maiden Castle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 8.9km WSW

3

2
Blacknoll Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.95km ESE

6

2
White Horse Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 8.97km S

3

2
Maiden Castle Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.99km WSW

1

1
East Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.12km SSW

17

2
West Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.13km SSW

3

2
Owermoigne Down

Round Barrow(s) • 9.21km SSE

6

2
Moigns Down

Round Barrow(s) • 9.41km SSE

2

1
Black Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.44km ENE

8

4
Poxwell

Cairn circle • 9.46km SSE

5

5
Bere Down

Long Barrow • 9.47km ENE

5

3
Lyscombe Hill

Dyke • 9.53km NNW

2

1
Bincombe Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 9.56km SW

3

1
Lord’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.58km SE

3

2
Deverel Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.6km NE

13

7

2
Bincombe Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.61km SW

41

4
Purlands Farm

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.62km WSW

6

1
Clandon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.63km WSW

7

1

2

2
Penn Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.68km WSW

10

1
Five Marys

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.89km SE

9

5
Furzey Down Road

Ancient Trackway • 10km W

1
Grimstone Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 10.11km W

2
Stand Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.11km ENE

1
The Dorsetshire Gap

Ancient Trackway • 10.12km NNW

1
Gould’s Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.14km SW

19

3
End Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.16km ENE

1
Grimstone Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.19km W

10

2
Ridgeway Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 10.32km SW

3

1
Nettlecombe Tout

Hillfort • 10.35km NNW

5

3
Chalbury

Hillfort • 10.38km SSW

24

2
South Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.41km SSE

4

2
Third Milestone Barrow Cemetery

Round Barrow(s) • 10.41km WSW

2
Sandy Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.46km S

2

1
Four Barrow Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 10.52km WSW

7

2
Chaldon Herring

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.57km SE

2

1
Hawke Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.63km ENE

1
Red Barn

Long Barrow • 10.69km WSW

1

2
Smacam Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 10.76km WNW

1
Ridge Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.86km SW

14

1
Smacam Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.87km WNW

2
Rew Lane

Round Barrow(s) • 10.97km WSW

3

2
Winterborne St Martin Disc Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11km WSW

1
Goggin’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.04km S

2

2
Warren Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 11.16km E

1

1
Grove Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 11.28km WSW

1

2
Woodbury Hill

Hillfort • 11.3km ENE

7

3

1
Muddox Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.36km ENE

1
Cerne Abbas Giant

Hill Figure • 11.54km WNW

14

2

12

29

2
The Trendle (Cerne Abbas)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.55km WNW

1

2
Pigeon House

Long Barrow • 11.67km WSW

2
Rawles Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.71km ENE

1
Windsbatch

Dyke • 11.77km SW

3

3
Great Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 11.91km WSW

3

2
Yon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.93km ENE

1

2
Broomhill and Bere Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.95km ENE

2
Bolton’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.1km ENE

1
Pound Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.25km WSW

2

2
Friar Waddon

Round Barrow(s) • 12.35km SW

6

2

1
Bush Barrow (Lulworth)

Round Barrow(s) • 12.36km SE

2

2
Round Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.36km SE

2

2
Chaldon Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.39km SE

4

1
The Wishing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.52km WNW

4

3
Wardstone Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.61km SE

1

2
Woodman’s Cross

Round Barrow(s) • 12.66km ESE

1

2
Hog Cliff Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 12.81km W

1

2
Bul Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.02km N

2
Rawlsbury

Hillfort • 13.02km N

40

4
Bronkham Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.14km WSW

17

4
Winterbourne Steepleton Cromlech

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 13.36km WSW

2

4
Ridge Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.55km NW

1
Bloxworth Down

Round Barrow(s) • 13.57km ENE

4

2
The Nine Stones of Winterbourne Abbas

Stone Circle • 13.6km WSW

73

8

30

1
Peak End Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.79km W

2

1
Big Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.18km WSW

17

1
Longlands

Round Barrow(s) • 14.18km WSW

2

3
Sheep Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.19km WSW

3

3
Black Down (Portesham)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.25km WSW

32

4
Baylea Farm Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.36km E

3

2
Coombe Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.45km ESE

8

3
Hambury Tout

Round Barrow(s) • 14.51km SE

3

1
Sheep Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 14.68km WSW

3

3
Field Barn

Round Barrow(s) • 14.7km WSW

1

3
Dogbury Hill

Hillfort • 14.7km WNW

3

2
Woolsbarrow

Hillfort • 14.76km E

7

3
Sheep Down Enclosure

Enclosure • 14.86km WSW

4

1
Three Barrow Clump

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.89km WSW

3

2
Portesham Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 14.91km WSW

1
The Broad Stone

Stone Circle • 14.97km WSW

12

1

7
Ibberton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 15.02km NNE

1

1
The Hellstone

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 15.21km WSW

84

1

3

15
Dungeon Hill

Hillfort • 15.39km NW

12

2
Little Bredy

Round Barrow(s) • 15.44km WSW

1

1
Valley of Stones Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.51km WSW

1
The Valley of Stones

Natural Rock Feature • 15.54km WSW

25

8

1
Bindon Hill

Hillfort • 15.58km ESE

2

2
Norden Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 15.68km W

2
Winterbourne Poor Lot

Round Barrow(s) • 15.71km WSW

21

1

7

1
Crow Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.79km WSW

2

1
Portesham Hill Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 15.91km WSW

2
Five Barrow Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.92km ESE

3

2
Hangman’s Rocks

Stone Circle • 16.08km WSW

1
Cold Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.13km ENE

1
Hampton Down

Stone Circle • 16.15km WSW

38

10
Povington Heath twin-barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.22km E

1
Black Down (Kingston Russell)

Bank Barrow • 16.45km WSW

8

2
Water Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 16.5km ESE

1
Worgret Heath Earthworks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.52km E

1
The Castle (Cattistock)

Hillfort • 16.54km W

1

1
Kingston Russell Cursus

Cursus • 16.54km WSW

1
Wynford Eagle

Round Barrow(s) • 16.56km W

4

2
Old Warren

Hillfort • 16.56km WSW

4

2
Ferny Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 16.64km ESE

3

2
Worgret Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.69km E

6

2
Ringmoor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.89km NNE

5

2
The White Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.97km ENE

1
Bishop’s Limekiln

Natural Rock Feature • 16.99km WSW

3

1
The Grey Mare & Her Colts

Long Barrow • 16.99km WSW

47

13
Martin’s Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 17.06km WSW

10

1
The Helstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.11km WSW

8

3
Thorn Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.19km ESE

2

2
Long Bredy

Bank Barrow • 17.23km WSW

24

1

3

1
The Seven Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 17.28km E

6

2
Tenants Hill

Enclosure • 17.31km WSW

4

1
Kingston Russell

Stone Circle • 17.33km WSW

82

2

17

1
Flower’s Barrow

Hillfort • 17.34km ESE

38

1

5

2
Povington Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.38km ESE

1
North Barn Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 17.49km WSW

1

1
Turnworth Down Round Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 17.67km NNE

2

2
Kingston Russell Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.68km WSW

4

1
Barrow East of Two Gates

Round Barrow(s) • 17.73km W

2
White Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.15km WSW

11

2
Bulbury Camp

Hillfort • 18.38km ENE

3
Warehan Logboat

18.87km E

1
Three Lords Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.88km E

1
Chapel Hill

Sacred Hill • 18.9km WSW

10

2

1
West Compton Down

Burial Chamber • 18.96km W

2

4
Drinking Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.98km E

1
King’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.99km E

2
Toller Porcorum Churchyard

Christianised Site • 19.04km W

2

2
Wears Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 19.14km WSW

5

2
Bestwall Quarry

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.27km E

1

1
Spetisbury Rings

Hillfort • 19.29km ENE

14

1

3

2
Banbury Hill

Hillfort • 19.47km N

5

1
Two Gates

Round Barrow(s) • 19.48km W

2
Stoborough Heath Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.56km E

1
Eggardon Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.72km W

9

4
Abbotsbury Castle

Hillfort • 19.79km WSW

15

4
Windmill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.83km ENE

1
Icen Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.93km E

1