Turner’s Puddle Heath (Round Barrow(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Turner’s Puddle Heath (Round Barrow(s)) by formicaant

Another bowl barrow on the heath very overgrown with a trig point on top of it.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 26/07/2008.

formicaant Jul 28, 2008

Image of Turner’s Puddle Heath (Round Barrow(s)) by formicaant

Fenced off barrow on Turner’s Puddle heath.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 26/07/2008.

formicaant Jul 26, 2008

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Turner’s Puddle Heath

Round Barrow(s)

formicaant Jul 28, 2008

This is an extended barrow cemetery on military land. There is a footpath across the site and the two barrows photographed here so far are the most easily accessible.
The most prominent is to the north of the footpath and is a large low bowl barrow covered in heather at this time of the year.
The other one is to the south of the path is in worse condition, having been damaged by tanks in the past. Happily now it is fenced off. It has an O.S. trig point on top of it and a flint knife and bronze dagger were found when a flagpole was erected. The finds are now in Dorset County museum.
There is another barrow to the north of these two marked imaginatively on O.S. maps as “Round Barrow”. I couldn’t find it and didn’t look too hard as it appears to be on an explosives range used by the Royal Marines to practice blowing up stuff, so I didn’t fancy hopping fences to look for it.

Sites within 20km of Turner’s Puddle Heath

Dead Woman’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.81km WNW

1
Throop Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 1.32km NNW

2

1
Warren Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 2.58km E

1

1
End Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.64km NE

1
Black Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 3.13km NNE

8

4
Double Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.62km NW

2

2
Heather Cottage

Round Barrow(s) • 3.74km SSW

1

2
Pallington Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 3.83km W

12

2
Yon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.98km ENE

1

2
Tolpuddle Ball

Round Barrow(s) • 4.11km NW

1

1
Whitcombe Vale

Round Barrow(s) • 4.29km SW

3

1
Old Knowle

Round Barrow(s) • 4.41km SW

9

2
Stand Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.45km NNE

1
Woodbury Hill

Hillfort • 4.53km NE

7

3

1
Tadnoll Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.17km SW

2

2
Broomhill and Bere Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.21km NE

2
Blacknoll Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.25km SSW

6

2
Roke Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.41km NNW

2

1
Drove Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.41km SSW

4

1
Weatherby Castle

Hillfort • 5.54km NW

22

3
Woodman’s Cross

Round Barrow(s) • 5.76km SE

1

2
Cowleaze Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 5.83km NW

1

2
Rawles Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.84km NNE

1
Tinker’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.89km SW

1
Hawke Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.92km N

1
Muddox Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.97km NNE

1
Bere Down

Long Barrow • 6.08km N

5

3
Bolton’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.17km NNE

1
Woolsbarrow

Hillfort • 6.51km ENE

7

3
Baylea Farm Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.78km ESE

3

2
Bloxworth Down

Round Barrow(s) • 7.04km NE

4

2
Coombe Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.4km SE

8

3
Five Marys

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.89km SSW

9

5
Deverel Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.93km NNW

13

7

2
Worgret Heath Earthworks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.12km E

1
Worgret Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.26km E

6

2
Huck Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.3km WSW

2

2
Boswell’s Plantation

Round Barrow(s) • 8.3km W

2

1
Chaldon Herring

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.31km SSW

2

1
Cold Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.55km ENE

1
Five Barrow Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.56km ESE

3

2
Puddletown Forest

Round Barrow(s) • 8.59km W

2

1
The Seven Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 8.7km E

6

2
Lord’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.7km SW

3

2
Povington Heath twin-barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.72km ESE

1
The Rainbarrows

Round Barrow(s) • 9.43km W

8

4
Owermoigne Down

Round Barrow(s) • 9.5km SW

6

2
Bush Barrow (Lulworth)

Round Barrow(s) • 9.6km SSW

2

2
The White Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.86km NE

1
Round Pound

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

2

2
Water Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 10.1km SE

1
Moigns Down

Round Barrow(s) • 10.16km SW

2

1
Ferny Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 10.23km SE

3

2
Sandy Barrow (West Stafford)

Round Barrow(s) • 10.31km WSW

1

2
Thorn Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.33km SE

2

2
Wardstone Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.38km SSW

1

2
Povington Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.38km SE

1
Bulbury Camp

Hillfort • 10.41km ENE

3
Fryer Mayne

Round Barrow(s) • 10.42km WSW

1

2
Warehan Logboat

10.48km E

1
King’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.63km E

2
Bestwall Quarry

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.71km E

1

1
Three Lords Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.71km ESE

1
Bindon Hill

Hillfort • 10.83km SSE

2

2
Chaldon Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.89km SSW

4

1
Hambury Tout

Round Barrow(s) • 10.89km S

3

1
Robins Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.95km W

1
Drinking Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.19km ESE

1
Flower’s Barrow

Hillfort • 11.23km SE

38

1

5

2
Poxwell

Cairn circle • 11.26km SW

5

5
Mayne Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 11.26km WSW

1

4
Whitcombe Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 11.27km WSW

5

2
Stoborough Heath Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.33km ESE

1
Frome Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 11.39km WSW

1
South Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.6km SW

4

2
Icen Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.83km ESE

1
Mount Pleasant

Henge • 11.94km WSW

2

4

1
Creech Heath Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 11.99km ESE

1
Hyde Hill Barrows (Purbeck)

Round Barrow(s) • 12.1km E

1
Conquer Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.14km WSW

3

1

2
Waterston Ridge

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.25km W

3

1
White Horse Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 12.44km SW

3

2
Whitcombe Barn

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.47km WSW

3

1
Flagstones

Enclosure • 12.54km WSW

2

3
Fidler’s Green

Round Barrow(s) • 12.56km W

1

1
Windmill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.71km ENE

1
Creech Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.71km ESE

1

2
Giant’s Grave

Round Barrow(s) • 12.73km WNW

2
Three Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 12.94km E

1

2
Sandy Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.96km SW

2

1
Stone Hill Down

Long Barrow • 13.06km ESE

2

2
Conygar Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.17km WSW

8

4
Goggin’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.18km SW

2

2
East Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.51km WSW

17

2
Dorchester Palisaded Enclosure

Timber Circle • 13.58km WSW

3

1
Maumbury Rings

Henge • 13.83km WSW

38

2

8
West Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.85km WSW

3

2
Wolfeton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 13.86km W

3

1
Spetisbury Rings

Hillfort • 13.89km NE

14

1

3

2
Henbury Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.95km ENE

1
Came Wood Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 13.97km WSW

6

2
Came Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.05km WSW

18

3
Broadmayne Bank Barrow

Bank Barrow • 14.05km WSW

33

3
Culliford Tree Barrow

Long Barrow • 14.09km WSW

5

1

4
The Harpstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.14km ESE

7

7
Arne Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.36km E

1
Poundbury Hillfort

Hillfort • 14.47km W

24

10
Herringston Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.53km WSW

2

2
Knowle Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.6km ESE

4

2
The Dorsetshire Gap

Ancient Trackway • 14.68km WNW

1
Shapwick Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.79km NE

2

1
Came Down Golf Club

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.87km WSW

11

1
Lyscombe Hill

Dyke • 14.93km WNW

2

1
Wood Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.95km W

1

1
Bincombe Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.07km WSW

41

4
Chalbury

Hillfort • 15.16km WSW

24

2
Bincombe Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 15.17km WSW

3

1
Nettlecombe Tout

Hillfort • 15.25km WNW

5

3
Bul Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.38km NW

2
Whitfield

Round Barrow(s) • 15.67km W

2

1
Corfe Castle

Sacred Hill • 15.74km ESE

11

1

7

2
Rawlsbury

Hillfort • 15.89km NW

40

4
Whitfield Farm

Long Barrow • 15.89km W

3

1

3
Maiden Castle (Dorchester)

Hillfort • 16km WSW

75

1

16

1
Maiden Castle Bank Barrow

Bank Barrow • 16.06km WSW

1
East Hill Barrow (Corfe Castle)

Round Barrow(s) • 16.1km E

1
Lanceborough King Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.17km WSW

12

3
Maiden Castle Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.38km WSW

1

1
Maiden Castle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 16.42km WSW

3

2
Swyre Head

Round Barrow(s) • 16.48km ESE

4

1
Corfe Common field system

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.48km ESE

1
Ibberton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.49km NNW

1

1
Corfe Common

Round Barrow(s) • 16.58km ESE

10

2
Ridgeway Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.75km WSW

3

1
Straw Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.83km NE

1

1
Gould’s Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.95km WSW

19

3
Clandon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.29km WSW

7

1

2

2
Buzbury Rings

Hillfort • 17.41km NNE

14

2

5
Badbury Rings Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.49km NE

24

5
Purlands Farm

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.68km WSW

6

1
Ringmoor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.71km NNW

5

2
Rawston Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.74km NNE

2
Ridge Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.82km WSW

14

1
Luton Down long barrow

Long Barrow • 17.83km NNE

3

3
Turnworth Down Round Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 17.9km NNW

2

2
Four Barrow Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 17.93km WSW

7

2
Badbury Rings

Hillfort • 18km NE

50

16

1
Penn Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.11km W

10

1
Windsbatch

Dyke • 18.13km WSW

3

3
Poole Iron Age Port

18.17km E

1
Furzey Down Road

Ancient Trackway • 18.46km W

1
Third Milestone Barrow Cemetery

Round Barrow(s) • 18.48km WSW

2
Worth Matravers

Round Barrow(s) • 18.67km ESE

3

1
Grimstone Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 18.69km W

2
Grimstone Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.78km W

10

2
Rempstone Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 18.91km E

56

5

18
Grove Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.93km WSW

1

2
Smacam Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.93km W

1
Friar Waddon

Round Barrow(s) • 19.03km WSW

6

2

1
Smacam Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.05km W

2
Rew Lane

Round Barrow(s) • 19.07km WSW

3

2
Winterborne St Martin Disc Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.09km WSW

1
Red Barn

Long Barrow • 19.09km W

1

2
Cerne Abbas Giant

Hill Figure • 19.18km W

14

2

12

29

2
The Trendle (Cerne Abbas)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.18km W

1

2
Great Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 19.18km WSW

3

2
Nine Barrows Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.2km E

23

6
Nine Barrows Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.2km E

2

2
Brownsea Island

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.37km E

2

2
Row Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.37km ESE

1
King Down

Round Barrow(s) • 19.48km NE

10

3
West Godlingston Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.49km E

9

1
The Chestnut Farm Group Pimperne

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.55km NNE

2
Pimperne Down Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.59km NNE

1

2
Hod Hill

Hillfort • 19.78km N

23

5

1