Whitcombe Barn (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Whitcombe Barn (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by formicaant

The two bowl barrows from next to Culliford Tree.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 08/09/10

formicaant Sep 8, 2010

Image of Whitcombe Barn (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by formicaant

Two bowl barrows from the road down the valley.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 15/03/10

formicaant Mar 15, 2010

Image of Whitcombe Barn (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by formicaant

The green patch in the middle of the photo is a large oval barrow.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 28/06/09

formicaant Jun 28, 2009

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Whitcombe Barn

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery

formicaant Jun 28, 2009

This is a group of 8 barrows south of the Bincombe and Came group. One of the barrows is a rare oval type having a length of 40 metres and width of 20 metres. This is one of less than 50 recorded examples.

Sites within 20km of Whitcombe Barn

Mayne Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 1.29km ENE

1

4
Came Wood Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 1.7km SW

6

2
Whitcombe Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 1.79km NNE

5

2
Came Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.86km SW

18

3
Broadmayne Bank Barrow

Bank Barrow • 1.86km SW

33

3
Culliford Tree Barrow

Long Barrow • 1.94km SW

5

1

4
Conygar Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 2.26km WNW

8

4
West Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.34km S

3

2
Came Down Golf Club

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.4km WSW

11

1
East Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.49km SSE

17

2
Fryer Mayne

Round Barrow(s) • 2.55km E

1

2
Sandy Barrow (West Stafford)

Round Barrow(s) • 2.62km NE

1

2
Frome Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 2.76km N

1
Bincombe Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.82km SW

41

4
Bincombe Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 2.84km SW

3

1
Herringston Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.87km W

2

2
Mount Pleasant

Henge • 2.91km NNW

2

4

1
Conquer Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.92km NNW

3

1

2
Flagstones

Enclosure • 2.99km NNW

2

3
White Horse Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 3.12km SE

3

2
Chalbury

Hillfort • 3.53km SSW

24

2
Maumbury Rings

Henge • 3.53km WNW

38

2

8
Dorchester Palisaded Enclosure

Timber Circle • 4.03km NW

3

1
Huck Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.18km ENE

2

2
Maiden Castle (Dorchester)

Hillfort • 4.24km W

75

1

16

1
Ridgeway Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 4.29km WSW

3

1
Maiden Castle Bank Barrow

Bank Barrow • 4.35km W

1
Gould’s Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.6km WSW

19

3
Maiden Castle Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.62km W

1

1
Maiden Castle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 4.83km W

3

2
Sandy Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.84km SE

2

1
Lanceborough King Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.88km W

12

3
Poxwell

Cairn circle • 4.92km ESE

5

5
Poundbury Hillfort

Hillfort • 5km WNW

24

10
Goggin’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.5km SE

2

2
Ridge Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.5km WSW

14

1
The Rainbarrows

Round Barrow(s) • 5.54km NNE

8

4
Boswell’s Plantation

Round Barrow(s) • 5.61km NE

2

1
Windsbatch

Dyke • 5.65km WSW

3

3
Clandon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.75km W

7

1

2

2
Moigns Down

Round Barrow(s) • 5.89km ESE

2

1
South Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.91km ESE

4

2
Whitfield

Round Barrow(s) • 5.96km WNW

2

1
Four Barrow Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 5.98km W

7

2
Owermoigne Down

Round Barrow(s) • 6.23km E

6

2
Whitfield Farm

Long Barrow • 6.47km WNW

3

1

3
Friar Waddon

Round Barrow(s) • 6.58km WSW

6

2

1
Purlands Farm

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.81km W

6

1
Puddletown Forest

Round Barrow(s) • 6.87km NNE

2

1
Tinker’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.92km ENE

1
Great Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 6.99km W

3

2
Fidler’s Green

Round Barrow(s) • 7.1km NNW

1

1
Grove Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 7.14km W

1

2
Lord’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.4km E

3

2
Third Milestone Barrow Cemetery

Round Barrow(s) • 7.46km W

2
Waterston Ridge

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.49km NNW

3

1
Robins Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.75km N

1
Wood Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 7.8km NW

1

1
Rew Lane

Round Barrow(s) • 8.04km W

3

2
Winterborne St Martin Disc Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.04km W

1
Wolfeton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 8.12km NNW

3

1
Tadnoll Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.13km ENE

2

2
Penn Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.29km WNW

10

1
Five Marys

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.44km E

9

5
Bronkham Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.49km W

17

4
Old Knowle

Round Barrow(s) • 8.9km ENE

9

2
Chaldon Herring

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.93km E

2

1
Red Barn

Long Barrow • 9.01km WNW

1

2
Drove Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.13km E

4

1
Chaldon Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.29km ESE

4

1
Whitcombe Vale

Round Barrow(s) • 9.47km ENE

3

1
Blacknoll Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.48km E

6

2
Pound Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.48km W

2

2
Pallington Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 9.54km ENE

12

2
Black Down (Portesham)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.79km W

32

4
Pigeon House

Long Barrow • 9.95km WNW

2
Winterbourne Steepleton Cromlech

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 9.95km W

2

4
Wardstone Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.02km ESE

1

2
Round Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.06km E

2

2
Heather Cottage

Round Barrow(s) • 10.28km ENE

1

2
Bush Barrow (Lulworth)

Round Barrow(s) • 10.28km E

2

2
Portesham Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 10.29km WSW

1
Sheep Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.46km W

3

3
The Hellstone

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 10.48km WSW

84

1

3

15
The Nine Stones of Winterbourne Abbas

Stone Circle • 10.59km W

73

8

30

1
Sheep Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 10.67km W

3

3
Big Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.67km W

17

1
Longlands

Round Barrow(s) • 10.67km W

2

3
Grimstone Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.7km WNW

10

2
Sheep Down Enclosure

Enclosure • 10.71km W

4

1
Grimstone Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 10.71km WNW

2
The Valley of Stones

Natural Rock Feature • 11.18km W

25

8

1
Portesham Hill Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 11.32km WSW

2
Hampton Down

Stone Circle • 11.39km WSW

38

10
Valley of Stones Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.57km W

1
Crow Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.61km W

2

1
Three Barrow Clump

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.75km W

3

2
Furzey Down Road

Ancient Trackway • 11.81km NW

1
Little Bredy

Round Barrow(s) • 11.86km W

1

1
The Broad Stone

Stone Circle • 11.87km W

12

1

7
Dead Woman’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.08km ENE

1
Bishop’s Limekiln

Natural Rock Feature • 12.12km WSW

3

1
Field Barn

Round Barrow(s) • 12.3km W

1

3
Hambury Tout

Round Barrow(s) • 12.41km E

3

1
Tolpuddle Ball

Round Barrow(s) • 12.43km NE

1

1
Turner’s Puddle Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 12.47km ENE

2

1
The Grey Mare & Her Colts

Long Barrow • 12.57km W

47

13
Old Warren

Hillfort • 12.66km W

4

2
Throop Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 12.66km ENE

2

1
Winterbourne Poor Lot

Round Barrow(s) • 12.72km W

21

1

7

1
Hog Cliff Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.15km WNW

1

2
Double Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.17km NE

2

2
Kingston Russell

Stone Circle • 13.19km W

82

2

17

1
Hangman’s Rocks

Stone Circle • 13.24km W

1
Weatherby Castle

Hillfort • 13.27km NE

22

3
Black Down (Kingston Russell)

Bank Barrow • 13.31km W

8

2
Tenants Hill

Enclosure • 13.32km W

4

1
Smacam Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 13.46km NW

1
White Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.49km WSW

11

2
Smacam Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.52km NW

2
Kingston Russell Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.66km W

4

1
Kingston Russell Cursus

Cursus • 13.73km W

1
Woodman’s Cross

Round Barrow(s) • 13.8km E

1

2
Chapel Hill

Sacred Hill • 13.84km WSW

10

2

1
Cowleaze Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 13.98km NE

1

2
Bindon Hill

Hillfort • 14.13km E

2

2
Martin’s Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 14.14km W

10

1
King Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.21km S

1

2
The Helstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.39km W

8

3
Long Bredy

Bank Barrow • 14.39km W

24

1

3

1
Roke Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.44km NE

2

1
Wears Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.58km WSW

5

2
Black Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.59km ENE

8

4
Saw Mills Stone Circles

Stone Circle • 14.7km S

5

2
North Barn Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 14.73km W

1

1
End Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.84km ENE

1
Warren Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 14.87km ENE

1

1
The Wishing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.21km NW

4

3
Cerne Abbas Giant

Hill Figure • 15.22km NW

14

2

12

29

2
The Trendle (Cerne Abbas)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.22km NW

1

2
Coombe Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.3km E

8

3
Abbotsbury Castle

Hillfort • 15.36km WSW

15

4
Peak End Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.4km WNW

2

1
Giant’s Grave

Round Barrow(s) • 15.43km NNE

2
Lyscombe Hill

Dyke • 15.53km N

2

1
Wynford Eagle

Round Barrow(s) • 15.56km W

4

2
Stand Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.62km ENE

1
Bere Down

Long Barrow • 15.64km NE

5

3
Barrow East of Two Gates

Round Barrow(s) • 15.74km W

2
Baylea Farm Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.76km E

3

2
Deverel Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.18km NE

13

7

2
Water Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 16.32km E

1
Yon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.43km ENE

1

2
The Dorsetshire Gap

Ancient Trackway • 16.43km N

1
Ferny Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 16.45km E

3

2
Tulk’s Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.46km WSW

9

1
Woodbury Hill

Hillfort • 16.46km ENE

7

3

1
Norden Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.48km WNW

2
Nettlecombe Tout

Hillfort • 16.5km N

5

3
Hawke Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.53km NE

1
Limekiln Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.65km WSW

2

2
Flower’s Barrow

Hillfort • 16.75km E

38

1

5

2
Five Barrow Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.8km E

3

2
West Compton Down

Burial Chamber • 16.98km W

2

4
Muddox Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.1km NE

1
Broomhill and Bere Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.17km ENE

2
Povington Heath twin-barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.21km E

1
Pin Knoll

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.21km W

2
Rawles Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.29km ENE

1
Thorn Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.35km E

2

2
The Castle (Cattistock)

Hillfort • 17.47km WNW

1

1
Puncknowle

Round Barrow(s) • 17.47km W

3

1
Two Gates

Round Barrow(s) • 17.54km W

2
Povington Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.65km E

1
Bolton’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.69km ENE

1
Culverwell

Mesolithic site • 17.85km S

5

3

1
Eggardon Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.96km W

9

4
Askerswell

Dyke • 17.98km W

1

2
South Eggardon Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 17.99km W

1
Ridge Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.06km NNW

1
Eggardon Hill

Hillfort • 18.44km W

24

2

18
Toller Porcorum Churchyard

Christianised Site • 18.63km WNW

2

2
Chilcombe Hill

Hillfort • 18.64km W

5

1
Dogbury Hill

Hillfort • 18.82km NW

3

2
Worgret Heath Earthworks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.83km ENE

1
Woolsbarrow

Hillfort • 18.95km ENE

7

3
Bloxworth Down

Round Barrow(s) • 18.97km ENE

4

2
Worgret Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.05km ENE

6

2
Powerstock Common

Round Barrow(s) • 19.58km W

3

1
Rawlsbury

Hillfort • 19.63km NNE

40

4
Bul Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.72km NNE

2
Drinking Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.99km E

1