The Giant’s Chair (Downton)

Round Barrow(s)
SU162226

Also known as:

Downton 3

Nearest town:

Salisbury (8km NNW)

OS reference:

SU162226

OS sheet:

184

Latitude:

51° 0' 7.12 N

Longitude:

1° 46' 8.76 W

Added to TMA by

formicaant

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The Giant’s Chair (Downton)

Round Barrow(s)

formicaant Jul 29, 2010

Like the nearby long barrow I spotted this bell barrow on MAGIC. It is 28m in diameter and 2.5m in height hopefully some photos will follow soon.

Sites within 20km of The Giant’s Chair (Downton)

Giant’s Grave (Downton)

Long Barrow • 0.32km NW

1

1
Clearbury Ring

Hillfort • 1.97km NW

1
Breamore Down

Round Barrow(s) • 3.18km SW

1

2
Giant’s Grave

Long Barrow • 3.53km SW

2

4
Whitsbury Castle Ditches

Hillfort • 4.52km SW

4

4
Whitsbury Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 4.98km W

2
Rowbarrow (Salisbury)

Round Barrow(s) • 5.99km NW

1
Tenantry Farm

Long Barrow • 6.1km WSW

2
Duck’s Nest

Long Barrow • 6.22km WSW

3

5
Jacob’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.92km ESE

4
Frankenbury Camp

Hillfort • 7.41km SSE

1

1
Knoll Camp

Hillfort • 7.5km WSW

1

2
Sarsen Stone (Martin)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.57km WSW

3

2
Grans Barrow

Long Barrow • 7.7km WSW

4

3
Knap Barrow

Long Barrow • 7.76km WSW

3

4
Furze Down Barrow

Long Barrow • 8.41km WSW

2
The Butts (New Forest)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.71km ESE

1
Long Barrow Lane

Long Barrow • 10.07km WSW

3

4
Fussell’s Lodge

Long Barrow • 10.34km NNE

4

2
Old Sarum

Hillfort • 10.4km NNW

31

14

1
Grim’s Ditch (Cranborne Chase)

Dyke • 10.48km WSW

4

3
Tidpit Common Down

Long Barrow • 10.75km WSW

2
Black Bush Plain

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11km ESE

1
Gorley Hill

Hillfort • 11.29km SSE

1
Figsbury Ring

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.49km N

30

1

14
Blagdon Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 11.67km WSW

2

4
Pheasant Hotel

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.72km NE

1
Martin Down

Round Barrow(s) • 11.85km WSW

4

2
The Butt (Fritham)

Round Barrow(s) • 12.01km ESE

4

1
Martin Down Camp

Enclosure • 12.12km WSW

1
lbsley Common

Round Barrow(s) • 12.15km SSE

1
Bokerley Down

Long Barrow • 12.55km WSW

14

3
Pentridge 21 / IIa/b

Bank Barrow • 12.56km WSW

16

2

1
Knowle Hill (Broad Chalke)

Round Barrow(s) • 12.6km W
Dorset Cursus (North to Martins Down)

12.6km WSW

7

5
Gawen’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.62km W

1
Pentridge III

Long Barrow • 12.64km WSW

1

2
Cobhill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.74km NE

2
Vernditch Chase North

Long Barrow • 12.85km WSW

1

5
Vernditch Chase

Long Barrow • 12.85km WSW

2

3
Bokerley Dyke

Dyke • 12.92km WSW

14

1

6
Battery Hill

Long Barrow • 12.93km NNE

1
Horse Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.95km N

1
Winterbourne Gunner Group

Round Barrow(s) • 13.05km N

1

1
Kitt’s Grave

Long Barrow • 13.14km WSW

1
Penbury Knoll

Hillfort • 13.43km WSW

3

3
Marleycombe Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.85km WSW

3
Marleycombe Hill Earthwork

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.91km WSW

1
Stagsbury Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.92km E

7

1
Marleycombe Hill Field System

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.08km WSW

1
Castle Piece

Hillfort • 14.18km SE

1

1
Newton Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.24km NW

2
Verwood Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.35km SSW

5

1
Lockerley Camp

Plateau Fort • 14.53km ENE

1
The Dorset Cursus

Cursus • 14.87km WSW

4

3

3

1
Easton Down

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 15.02km NNE

2
Little Down (Great Durnford)

Round Barrow(s) • 15.04km NNW

1
Dunwood Camp

Hillfort • 15.06km ENE

1

1
Bratley Plain

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.07km SE

5

1
Oakley Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.3km WSW

31

9
Chiselbury

Hillfort • 15.37km W

12

3
Malwood Castle

Hillfort • 15.54km ESE

1
Ashleys Copse

Hillfort • 15.65km NE

1

1
Bottlebush Down

Round Barrow(s) • 15.75km WSW

5

5
Ogbury Camp

Hillfort • 15.82km NNW

2

1
Cowdown Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 15.84km NW

1
Wor Barrow

Long Barrow • 15.89km WSW

12

6

1
Berendes Beorh

Round Barrow(s) • 16.04km WSW

6

1

1
Wimborne St. Giles

Round Barrow(s) • 16.07km SW

1
Woodminton Down Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 16.16km WSW

1
Ebsbury Hill

Hillfort • 16.22km WNW

1

1
Lake House

Round Barrow(s) • 16.33km NNW

5

3
The Turret

Round Barrow(s) • 16.35km NE

1

1
Whiteshoot Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.47km NE

1

1
Wur Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.72km SSW

1
Mistleberry Fort

Hillfort • 16.85km WSW

6

2
Amesbury Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.88km NNW

1
Wyke Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.95km WSW

8

2
Wyke Down Henge

Henge • 17.14km WSW

1
Money Hills

Round Barrow(s) • 17.26km E

2
Lake Down Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.28km NW

1
Grovely Castle

Hillfort • 17.38km WNW

2

2
Wilsford Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.74km NNW

1
Amesbury Archer

17.79km N

1

3

1
South Down

Round Barrow(s) • 17.86km WSW

3

1
Martin’s Clump

Long Barrow • 18.06km NNE

2
Buxbury Hill Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.26km W

2

2
The North Kite Enclosure

Enclosure • 18.32km NW

1
Lake Group

Round Barrow(s) • 18.36km NW

12

2
Lake Group Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.39km NW

1
Prophet Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.43km NW

5

3
Knowlton Henges

Henge • 18.45km SW

58

4

16

5
Boscombe Bowmen

18.45km N

1

2

1
Newton Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 18.49km N

1
Martin’s Clump Mine

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 18.51km NNE

1
The Great Barrow

Artificial Mound • 18.51km SW

8

3
Wick Ball Camp

Hillfort • 18.63km W

1
Tatchbury Mount

Hillfort • 18.64km E

1

1
Lake Group Earthwork

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.65km NW

3

2
Collins Grave Bowl Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.72km SE

1
East Castle

Enclosure • 18.84km WNW

3

1
Suddern

Long Barrow • 18.85km NE

1
King Barrow (Coneybury Hill)

Round Barrow(s) • 18.94km NNW

2

1
Bluestonehenge

Stone Circle • 18.98km NNW

5

2

2

1
Berwick St James

Standing Stones • 18.99km NW

7

1

1
Normanton Down Neolithic Mortuary Enclosure

18.99km NNW

1
Castle Hill (Burley Street)

Hillfort • 19.03km SSE

6

2
Gussage Hill

Long Barrow • 19.04km WSW

17

2

1
Normanton Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.06km NNW

1
Vales Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 19.08km SSE

7

1
Trow Down

Round Barrow(s) • 19.09km WSW

1

1
Vespasian’s Camp and Blick Mead

Hillfort • 19.16km NNW

17

10

2
New Barn Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 19.17km SW

1
Coneybury Henge (site)

Henge • 19.19km NNW

1

2
Bush Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.24km NNW

16

1

6

5
Normanton Down and Bush Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.24km NNW

16

2

4

2
Ratfyn Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.33km NNW

3

2
Ratfyn Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 19.38km N

1
Scrubbity Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.54km WSW

3

1
Sun Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.56km NNW

1
Hanging Langford Camp

Enclosure • 19.62km WNW

1

1
Amesbury Bowl Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.63km NNW

5

1

4
Normanton Gorse Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.69km NNW

1
Stonehenge Urn (A303) Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 19.76km NNW

1

1
New King Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.78km NNW

24

4
Oval Twin Disc Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.81km NNW

1
Church End Ring

Enclosure • 19.82km WNW

1
Countess Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 19.82km NNW

1
Winterbourne Stoke Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.88km NW

2
Horton Inn

Round Barrow(s) • 19.92km SW
Amesbury 11 Bell Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.92km NNW

6

1
Wilbury House

Round Barrow(s) • 19.93km NNE

2
Station Stones

Standing Stones • 20km NNW

2

1