Godlingston Heath

Also known as:
Monument No. 457531
Nearest town:
Swanage (5km SE)
OS reference:
SZ007819
OS sheet:
195
Latitude:
50° 38' 10.24 N
Longitude:
1° 59' 24.36 W
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Images

Image of Godlingston Heath (Round Barrow(s)) by formicaant

Two low bowl barrows to the east of the bell barrows on the golf course on which is the Fishing Barrow.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 10/04/11
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formicaant Apr 10, 2011
Image of Godlingston Heath (Round Barrow(s)) by formicaant

The more prominent north barrow, looking east towards Studland Bay.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 28/03/10
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formicaant Mar 29, 2010
Image of Godlingston Heath (Round Barrow(s)) by formicaant

Southern of two bell barrows on Godlingston hill.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 28/03/10
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formicaant Mar 28, 2010

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Godlingston Heath

formicaant
formicaant Mar 29, 2010

These two bell barrows are in a valley bottom to the north of Ballard Down and are part of a group which includes the Fishing barrow which is to the est of it. The maps show another bowl type near these two but I couldn’t see it.
The barrows are very scruffy and covered in dead grass at this time of the year, in summer they are obscured with gorse and bracken.
These are very easy to visit as they are just north of a large layby and observation point with easy parking.

Miscellaneous

Godlingston Heath
Round Barrow(s)
Chance
Chance May 24, 2014

Details of barrows on Pastscape

(’A’, ‘B’,’C’ – Centred SZ 007820) Tumuli (NR) (1)
Three bell barrows, ‘A’ – SZ 00678200; ‘B’-SZ 00728196; ‘C’-SZ 00718193, on Godlingston Heath (see illustration card for measurements and profile of each barrow). A possible bowl barrow, ‘D’-SZ 00698199, Impinges on the ditch of bell barrow ‘A‘
‘A’-(33) – SZ 00688200. Bell (?)barrow, unusually irregular- shaped probably due to its position on a small natural knoll. The diameter is 52ft and 4 1/2ft high with irregular berm 25ft wide on the north; 15ft wide on the south and almost absent on the east. The ditch is 14th wide and 6 inches to 2ft deep on the west, but absent on the south where its line is interrupted by barrow ‘D’.

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