Broomhill and Bere Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
SY862951

Also known as:

Dungeon Barrow

Nearest town:

Bere Regis (2km WSW)

OS reference:

SY862951

OS sheet:

194

Latitude:

50° 45' 17.02 N

Longitude:

2° 11' 44.36 W

Added to TMA by

TMA Ed

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Broomhill and Bere Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery

Chance May 24, 2014

Details of Broomhill Barrows group on Pastscape

Four bowl barrows situated on a ridge known as Broomhill. The barrows each have a mound composed of earth, sand and turf, with maximum dimensions of between 13 metres to 17 metres in diameter and between circa 1.2 metres to 1.8 metres in height. Each mound is surrounded by a quarry ditch which survive as buried features circa 1.5 metres to 2 metres wide. Scheduled.
The Broomhill Group of four, tree covered and damaged bowl barrows in an irregular line on the crest of a spur.
‘A’ – (84) SY 86329508. 30ft diameter and 4ft high.
‘B’ – (85) SY 86359509. 40ft diameter and 5ft high.
‘C’ – (86) SY 86389509. 53ft diameter and 7 1/2ft high.
‘D’ – (87) SY 86419506. 45ft diameter and 5ft high. (4)

Broomhill and Bere Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery

Chance May 24, 2014

Details of Dungeon Barrow on Pastscape(SY 86139538)

A bowl barrow with a mound composed of earth, flint and chalk with maximum dimensions of 21 metres in diameter and circa 2.2 metres in height. The mound is surrounded by a quarry ditch which has become infilled over the years, but will survive as a buried feature circa 2 metres wide. Scheduled.

Sites within 20km of Broomhill and Bere Wood

Woodbury Hill

Hillfort • 0.72km SW

7

3

1
Rawles Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 1.22km NW

1
Bolton’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 1.3km NNW

1
Muddox Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 1.8km WNW

1
Bloxworth Down

Round Barrow(s) • 1.84km NE

4

2
Stand Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 1.95km W

1
Yon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.16km SSE

1

2
Hawke Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.56km WNW

1
End Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.57km SW

1
Black Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 2.59km WSW

8

4
Bere Down

Long Barrow • 3.9km W

5

3
Woolsbarrow

Hillfort • 3.96km ESE

7

3
Cold Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.24km E

1
Warren Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 4.27km S

1

1
Double Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.41km WSW

2

2
Roke Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.44km W

2

1
Throop Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 4.57km SW

2

1
The White Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.04km ENE

1
Turner’s Puddle Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 5.21km SW

2

1
Dead Woman’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.28km SW

1
Cowleaze Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 5.33km W

1

2
Tolpuddle Ball

Round Barrow(s) • 5.4km WSW

1

1
Weatherby Castle

Hillfort • 5.69km W

22

3
Deverel Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.79km WNW

13

7

2
Bulbury Camp

Hillfort • 6.64km E

3
Pallington Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 7.69km WSW

12

2
Windmill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.94km ENE

1
The Seven Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 8.11km ESE

6

2
Spetisbury Rings

Hillfort • 8.69km NE

14

1

3

2
Worgret Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.8km SE

6

2
Worgret Heath Earthworks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.8km SE

1
Heather Cottage

Round Barrow(s) • 8.86km SW

1

2
Henbury Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.19km ENE

1
Whitcombe Vale

Round Barrow(s) • 9.48km SW

3

1
Woodman’s Cross

Round Barrow(s) • 9.5km S

1

2
Baylea Farm Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.52km SSE

3

2
Shapwick Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.61km NE

2

1
Old Knowle

Round Barrow(s) • 9.63km SW

9

2
Bestwall Quarry

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.03km ESE

1

1
Tadnoll Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.37km SW

2

2
Blacknoll Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.39km SW

6

2
Drove Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.57km SW

4

1
Coombe Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.58km S

8

3
Warehan Logboat

10.78km ESE

1
Tinker’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11km SW

1
King’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.03km SE

2
Povington Heath twin-barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.13km SSE

1
Five Barrow Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.18km SSE

3

2
Three Lords Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.6km SE

1
Straw Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.63km NE

1

1
Puddletown Forest

Round Barrow(s) • 11.95km WSW

2

1
Stoborough Heath Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12km SE

1
Boswell’s Plantation

Round Barrow(s) • 12.23km WSW

2

1
Buzbury Rings

Hillfort • 12.29km NNE

14

2

5
Badbury Rings Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.34km NE

24

5
Giant’s Grave

Round Barrow(s) • 12.37km W

2
Hyde Hill Barrows (Purbeck)

Round Barrow(s) • 12.57km ESE

1
Rawston Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.66km NNE

2
Icen Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.73km SE

1
Arne Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.74km E

1
Creech Heath Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 12.74km SE

1
Luton Down long barrow

Long Barrow • 12.75km NNE

3

3
Drinking Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.77km SE

1
Badbury Rings

Hillfort • 12.87km NE

50

16

1
Five Marys

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.04km SW

9

5
Huck Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.05km WSW

2

2
Povington Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.09km SSE

1
The Rainbarrows

Round Barrow(s) • 13.13km WSW

8

4
Three Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 13.17km ESE

1

2
Thorn Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.19km SSE

2

2
Water Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 13.39km SSE

1
Chaldon Herring

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.41km SSW

2

1
Ferny Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 13.5km SSE

3

2
Bul Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.55km WNW

2
Robins Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.75km WSW

1
Lord’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.9km SW

3

2
Creech Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.94km SE

1

2
Ibberton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.98km NW

1

1
Rawlsbury

Hillfort • 14.28km WNW

40

4
The Dorsetshire Gap

Ancient Trackway • 14.3km WNW

1
Stone Hill Down

Long Barrow • 14.34km SE

2

2
King Down

Round Barrow(s) • 14.39km NE

10

3
Bush Barrow (Lulworth)

Round Barrow(s) • 14.53km SSW

2

2
Turnworth Down Round Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 14.55km NW

2

2
Flower’s Barrow

Hillfort • 14.59km SSE

38

1

5

2
The Chestnut Farm Group Pimperne

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.67km NNE

2
Ringmoor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.69km NW

5

2
Owermoigne Down

Round Barrow(s) • 14.71km SW

6

2
Sandy Barrow (West Stafford)

Round Barrow(s) • 14.77km WSW

1

2
Round Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.85km SSW

2

2
Pimperne Down Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.87km N

1

2
Nettlecombe Tout

Hillfort • 15km W

5

3
Bindon Hill

Hillfort • 15.03km S

2

2
Lyscombe Hill

Dyke • 15.04km W

2

1
Waterston Ridge

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.16km WSW

3

1
Bradford Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.19km NE

1

2

1
Knowle Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 15.23km ESE

4

2
The Cliff (Tarrant Rawston)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.3km NE

2
Race Down

Long Barrow • 15.32km NNE

6

4
Fryer Mayne

Round Barrow(s) • 15.36km SW

1

2
Moigns Down

Round Barrow(s) • 15.36km SW

2

1
Wardstone Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.37km SSW

1

2
Telegraph Clump Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.45km NNE

2
Telegraph Clump Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 15.45km NNE

2
Race Down Round Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 15.49km NNE

1
Hambury Tout

Round Barrow(s) • 15.51km SSW

3

1
Hod Hill

Hillfort • 15.6km NNW

23

5

1
Fidler’s Green

Round Barrow(s) • 15.61km WSW

1

1
Frome Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 15.63km WSW

1
Whitcombe Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 15.75km WSW

5

2
The Harpstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.77km SE

7

7
Chaldon Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.97km SSW

4

1
Corfe Castle

Sacred Hill • 16.03km ESE

11

1

7

2
Mayne Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 16.05km WSW

1

4
Mount Pleasant

Henge • 16.11km WSW

2

4

1
Pimperne East Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.13km NNE

2
East Hill Barrow (Corfe Castle)

Round Barrow(s) • 16.27km ESE

1
Conquer Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.3km WSW

3

1

2
Pimperne

Long Barrow • 16.34km NNE

15

5
Poxwell

Cairn circle • 16.44km SW

5

5
Canford Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.6km ENE

1

1
Flagstones

Enclosure • 16.68km WSW

2

3
Wolfeton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 16.69km WSW

3

1
Poole Iron Age Port

16.74km E

1
Tarrant Launceston Settlement Site

Causewayed Enclosure • 16.75km NNE

2
South Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.81km SW

4

2
The Giants Grave (south) Hambledon Hill

Long Barrow • 17km NNW

1
Hinton Bushes

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.11km NNE

2
Corfe Common field system

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.12km ESE

1
Corfe Common

Round Barrow(s) • 17.15km ESE

10

2
Whitcombe Barn

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.17km WSW

3

1
Brownsea Island

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.27km E

2

2
Hambledon

Hillfort • 17.47km NNW

26

13

3
Conygar Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 17.48km WSW

8

4
White Horse Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 17.51km SW

3

2
Dorchester Palisaded Enclosure

Timber Circle • 17.53km WSW

3

1
The Giants Grave (north) Hambledon Hill

Long Barrow • 17.62km NNW

1
Hyde Hill Plantation (Tarrant Launceston)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.68km NNE

3
Maumbury Rings

Henge • 17.91km WSW

38

2

8
Tarrant Hinton Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.99km NNE

2
Wood Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.01km WSW

1

1
Launceston Down South Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.1km NNE

3
Swyre Head

Round Barrow(s) • 18.12km SE

4

1
Sandy Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.13km SW

2

1
Banbury Hill

Hillfort • 18.26km NW

5

1
Poundbury Hillfort

Hillfort • 18.26km WSW

24

10
Goggin’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.37km SW

2

2
East Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.49km SW

17

2
Rempstone Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 18.56km ESE

56

5

18
Launceston Down North Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.76km NNE

3
Came Wood Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.77km WSW

6

2
West Godlingston Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.77km ESE

9

1
West Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.79km SW

3

2
Came Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.87km WSW

18

3
Broadmayne Bank Barrow

Bank Barrow • 18.87km WSW

33

3
Herringston Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.87km WSW

2

2
Culliford Tree Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.92km WSW

5

1

4
Branksome Library Stone

Standing Stones • 18.96km E

11

4
Nine Barrows Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.98km ESE

23

6
Nine Barrows Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.99km ESE

2

2
Studland Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.06km E

8

2
Canon Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 19.25km ENE

4

1
Whitfield

Round Barrow(s) • 19.37km WSW

2

1
Worth Matravers

Round Barrow(s) • 19.47km ESE

3

1
Whitfield Farm

Long Barrow • 19.48km WSW

3

1

3
Row Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.5km ESE

1
Came Down Golf Club

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.53km WSW

11

1
Godlingston Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 19.57km ESE

4

2
Chettle House

Long Barrow • 19.79km NNE

14

3
Chettle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.85km NNE

2

3
The Puckstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.87km ESE

3
Bincombe Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.89km WSW

41

4
Sturminster Newton Castle

Hillfort • 19.95km NW

1

1
Bincombe Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.97km WSW

3

1
Thorny Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.98km ESE

1