Fontmell Down (Dyke) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Fontmell Down (Dyke) by texlahoma

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Image of Fontmell Down (Dyke) by texlahoma

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texlahoma Jun 29, 2012

Image of Fontmell Down (Dyke) by texlahoma

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texlahoma Jun 29, 2012

Image of Fontmell Down (Dyke) by texlahoma

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texlahoma Jun 29, 2012

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Fontmell Down

Dyke

texlahoma Jun 29, 2012

Fontmell down can be easily found on the just a few miles south of Shaftesbury on Spread eagle Hill between Blandford Forum and Shaftesbury. 863 feet above sea level with amazing views across Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire. This is definitely a good place for long views and to blow the cobwebs away.

Parking is very easy with a national trust car park just off the road and easy to find. If you prefer the walk then there are good walks to be had from shatesbury or Compton Abbas around Fontmell down and it’s neighbor melbury down.

Sites within 20km of Fontmell Down

Folly Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.68km SSE

1
Charlton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 2.99km NE

2

1
Ashmore Down

Long Barrow • 3.44km ENE

9

3
Charlton Down Ditch

Dyke • 3.88km ENE

3

1
Win Green

Round Barrow(s) • 4.74km ENE

1
Ferne Hollow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.82km ENE

2

1
Castle Rings

Hillfort • 6.81km N

6

1
The Giants Grave (north) Hambledon Hill

Long Barrow • 6.85km SW

1
Tinkley Earthwork

Enclosure • 6.9km E

6

1
Hambledon

Hillfort • 6.98km SW

26

13

3
South Lodge Camp

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.01km E

1

1
Rushmore Park Field System

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.02km E

1
Pleck Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 7.08km E

1
Chettle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 7.14km ESE

2

3
The Giants Grave (south) Hambledon Hill

Long Barrow • 7.15km SSW

1
Woodcutts Common

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.49km E

2
Winkelbury

Hillfort • 7.54km ENE

14

1

6
Tarrant Hinton Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.6km ESE

2
Hinton Bushes

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.69km SE

2
Woodcutts Common Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.76km E

10

2
Hod Hill

Hillfort • 8.06km SSW

23

5

1
White Sheet Hill

Long Barrow • 8.26km NE

8
Pimperne

Long Barrow • 8.46km SE

15

5
Pimperne East Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.54km SE

2
Pimperne Down Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.62km SSE

1

2
Chettle House

Long Barrow • 8.65km ESE

14

3
Scrubbity Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.74km E

3

1
Woodlands Earthwork

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.83km NE

3
Trow Down

Round Barrow(s) • 9.27km ENE

1

1
The Chestnut Farm Group Pimperne

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.29km SSE

2
Thickthorn Down Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.43km ESE

2
Telegraph Clump Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.63km SE

2
Old Wardour Castle Grotto

9.64km NE

5

1

3
Telegraph Clump Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 9.76km SE

2
Launceston Down North Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.81km ESE

3
Week Street Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.91km E

1
Race Down Round Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 10.03km SE

1
Dorset Cursus (South to Thickthorn Down)

10.26km ESE

16

2

2
Hyde Hill Plantation (Tarrant Launceston)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.32km ESE

3
South Down

Round Barrow(s) • 10.4km ENE

3

1
Race Down

Long Barrow • 10.41km SE

6

4
Thickthorn Down (North) Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 10.44km ESE

2
Launceston Down South Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.52km ESE

3
Thickthorn Down (South)

Long Barrow • 10.62km ESE

3

3
Tarrant Launceston Settlement Site

Causewayed Enclosure • 10.86km ESE

2
Mistleberry Fort

Hillfort • 11.22km ENE

6

2
Sturminster Newton Castle

Hillfort • 11.28km WSW

1

1
Banbury Hill

Hillfort • 11.34km SW

5

1
Turnworth Down Round Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 11.35km SW

2

2
Gussage Hill

Long Barrow • 11.46km E

17

2

1
Luton Down long barrow

Long Barrow • 12.02km SE

3

3
Rawston Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.13km SE

2
Woodminton Down Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 12.15km ENE

1
Ringmoor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.35km SW

5

2
Wyke Down Henge

Henge • 12.58km E

1
Castle Ditches (Tisbury)

Hillfort • 12.71km NE

5

2
Buzbury Rings

Hillfort • 12.78km SE

14

2

5
Wor Barrow

Long Barrow • 12.8km E

12

6

1
Buxbury Hill Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 12.81km NE

2

2
The Cliff (Tarrant Rawston)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.82km ESE

2
Wyke Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.84km E

8

2
East Knoyle

Natural Rock Feature • 12.89km NNW

1
Berendes Beorh

Round Barrow(s) • 13.11km E

6

1

1
Longbury

Long Barrow • 13.14km WNW

2

5
Oakley Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.39km E

31

9
Bottlebush Down

Round Barrow(s) • 13.67km E

5

5
Marleycombe Hill Field System

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.1km ENE

1
The Dorset Cursus

Cursus • 14.14km E

4

3

3

1
Ibberton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.38km SW

1

1
Marleycombe Hill Earthwork

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.41km ENE

1
Marleycombe Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.48km ENE

3
Kitt’s Grave

Long Barrow • 14.92km ENE

1
Bokerley Dyke

Dyke • 15.15km ENE

14

1

6
Vernditch Chase

Long Barrow • 15.2km ENE

2

3
Vernditch Chase North

Long Barrow • 15.21km ENE

1

5
Pentridge III

Long Barrow • 15.5km ENE

1

2
Penbury Knoll

Hillfort • 15.5km E

3

3
Dorset Cursus (North to Martins Down)

15.58km ENE

7

5
Pentridge 21 / IIa/b

Bank Barrow • 15.67km ENE

16

2

1
Bokerley Down

Long Barrow • 15.76km ENE

14

3
Martin Down Camp

Enclosure • 15.95km ENE

1
Gawen’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.97km ENE

1
Knowle Hill (Broad Chalke)

Round Barrow(s) • 15.99km ENE
Knowlton Henges

Henge • 16.08km E

58

4

16

5
The Great Barrow

Artificial Mound • 16.13km E

8

3
New Barn Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 16.18km E

1
Straw Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.4km SE

1

1
Horton Inn

Round Barrow(s) • 16.41km ESE
Martin Down

Round Barrow(s) • 16.46km ENE

4

2
Chiselbury

Hillfort • 16.56km NE

12

3
Spetisbury Rings

Hillfort • 16.58km SSE

14

1

3

2
Wimborne St. Giles

Round Barrow(s) • 16.61km E

1
Bul Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.64km SW

2
Bradford Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.76km ESE

1

2

1
Blagdon Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.94km E

2

4
Badbury Rings Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.06km SE

24

5
Rawlsbury

Hillfort • 17.09km SW

40

4
Badbury Rings

Hillfort • 17.24km SE

50

16

1
Shapwick Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.39km SE

2

1
King Down

Round Barrow(s) • 17.7km ESE

10

3
Wick Ball Camp

Hillfort • 17.92km NE

1
Tidpit Common Down

Long Barrow • 17.94km E

2
Long Barrow Lane

Long Barrow • 17.99km ENE

3

4
Grim’s Ditch (Cranborne Chase)

Dyke • 18.24km E

4

3
White Sheet Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 18.81km NW

22

1

6
Pertwood Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.12km NNW

8

2
Egbert’s Stones

Standing Stones • 19.15km NNW

1

3
East of Court Hill Plantation, Kingston Deverill

Round Barrow(s) • 19.2km NNW

1
Furze Down Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.65km ENE

2
Biddcombe and Whitepits Down Cross Dykes

Dyke • 19.79km NNW

4

1
Boar’s Bottom

Round Barrow(s) • 19.84km NNW

1

1
Dairy Farm barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.99km NW

9

1

2