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Ritson Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery

C

CARL May 13, 2011

Visited 3.5.11
I first became aware of this site after seeing it mentioned on Megalithic.
I took the track off the A381 just south of the hamlet of Halwell and parked next to a field gate. The field in question was full of young cows who must have thought I was the farmer as they stampeded across the field to the gate as soon as they saw me!
Needless to say I decided not to enter the field and instead climbed to the top of the gate. From here I could spot 3 Barrows in the field. Two were on the far side of the field – approximately 0.3 metres high x 10 metres across and the third Barrow more in the middle of the field – approximately 0.5 metres high x 15 metres across.
There may very well be more Barrows in the surrounding fields but due to my bovine friends I was unable to explore any further. Dafydd found all this rather amusing!!!

Sites within 20km of Ritson Barrows

Stanborough Camp

Hillfort • 0.5km SSW

1
Halwell Camp

Hillfort • 1.51km NE

1
Blackdown Rings

Hillfort • 5.51km WSW

1

1
Woodbury (Dartmouth)

Hillfort • 7.07km E

1
Brent Hill

Hillfort • 11.93km WNW

1
Cantrell Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.74km W

3

2
Aish Ridge

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.77km WNW

2

2
Beacon Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 12.92km NE

1
Cuckoo Ball

Chambered Tomb • 12.99km W

13

2
Butterdon Hill Chambered Tomb

Chambered Tomb • 13.09km W

8

2
Western Beacon

Cairn(s) • 13.12km W

19

5
Butterdon Hill cairn circle

Cairn circle • 13.57km W

4

2
Butterdon Hill cairns

Cairn(s) • 13.62km W

21

2
Butterdon Hill (north) cairn

Round Cairn • 13.84km W

3

1
Glaze Meet

Cairn(s) • 13.87km WNW

3

1
Spurrell’s Cross Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.94km W

6

2
Addicombe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.96km W
Corringdon Ball Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 14.06km WNW

14

1
Weatherdon Hill

Cairn(s) • 14.12km W

2

1
Glasscombe Corner

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.29km WNW

11

2
Corringdon Ball Stone Row

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 14.29km WNW

15

1
Butterdon stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.3km W

16

1

3
Glasscombe Ball North

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.35km WNW

1
Glasscombe Ball

Cairn(s) • 14.37km WNW

3

2
Butter Brook Ford

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.78km W

5

1
Piles Hill longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.78km WNW

12

2
Piles Hill cairns

Cairn(s) • 14.98km WNW

8

2
Harbourne Head

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.12km NW

5

1
Harford Moor

Cist • 15.25km W

15

2
Piles Hill stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.34km WNW

3

1
Harbourne Head cairns

Cairn(s) • 15.41km WNW

2

1
Rider’s Rings

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.56km WNW
Sharp Tor

Cairn(s) • 15.76km WNW

5

1
Burford Down cairn and cist

Cairn(s) • 15.84km W

8

1
Burford Down

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.88km W

18

5
Three Barrows

Cairn(s) • 15.98km WNW

10
Gripper’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 16.07km WNW

13

1

1
Bolt Tail

Promontory Fort • 16.24km SW

1
Stalldown South-East

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.46km W

8

2
Brockhill Foot West

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.5km WNW

9

1
Brockhill Ford West

Cairn(s) • 16.6km WNW

2
Dean Moor

Cairn(s) • 16.65km WNW

8

1

1
Brockhill Enclosed Settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.71km WNW

1
Denbury Hillfort round barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 16.96km N

4

2
Eastern White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 17km WNW

9

1

1
Hillson’s House

Cairn(s) • 17.02km WNW

5

2

1
Denbury

Hillfort • 17.09km N

5

1

3

1
Hembury Castle

Hillfort • 17.14km NW

19

5

1
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn S

Cairn(s) • 17.23km WNW

3

2

1
Stalldown Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.5km WNW

40

1

6

2
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn NE

Cairn(s) • 17.53km WNW

4

2
Stalldown cairn circle

Cairn circle • 17.56km WNW

5
Stalldown Stone Row cairns

Cairn(s) • 17.6km WNW

4

2

1
Biller’s Pound

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

2

1
Snowdon

Cairn(s) • 17.75km WNW

6

1
Stalldown Cairns

Cairn(s) • 17.82km WNW

6

1
Western White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 18.01km WNW

9

3
Huntingdon Warren Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.06km WNW

1

1
Harrowthorn Plantation North

Cairn(s) • 18.09km W

1

1
Blatchford Bottom settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.17km WNW

3
Buckland Ford Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 18.2km WNW

10
Coombebrook North East

Cairn(s) • 18.32km WNW

1

1
Pupers Hill

Cairn(s) • 18.34km WNW

11

1

3
Stall Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 18.58km WNW

15

6

1
Heap of Sinners

Cairn(s) • 18.59km WNW

11

1

2
Hook Lake

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.69km WNW

3

1
Hook Lake

Enclosure • 18.7km WNW

4

1
Erme Plains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.84km WNW

1
Stall Moor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.92km WNW

5

2
Dendles Waste

Cist • 19.12km W

1

1
Mardle Valley

Cairn(s) • 19.21km NW

1

1
Ranny Brook

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.23km WNW

3

1
Erme Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.32km WNW

4

1
Kent’s Cavern

Cave / Rock Shelter • 19.96km NE

8

1