Worgret Heath Earthworks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
SY899871

Also known as:

Monument No. 455198

Nearest town:

Wareham (2km E)

OS reference:

SY899871

OS sheet:

195

Latitude:

50° 40' 58.28 N

Longitude:

2° 8' 34.72 W

Added to TMA by

Chance

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Worgret Heath Earthworks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork

Chance May 25, 2014

Details of earthworks on Pastscape

Linear earthworks comprising banks and ditches present on Worgret Heath and Wareham Common. These consist of two alignements whigh meet at a central point. Each has a pair of banks 7 to 12 metres wide and 0.2 to 0.4 metres high which flank a pair of ditches 4 to 5 metres wide. These are now visible as a single depression between the banks. The southern earthwork has been disturbed by sand and gravel extraction and truncated by road. Scheduled.

Sites within 20km of Worgret Heath Earthworks

Worgret Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 0.25km ENE

6

2
The Seven Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 2.06km NE

6

2
Warehan Logboat

2.36km E

1
King’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.52km ESE

2
Three Lords Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.82km ESE

1
Bestwall Quarry

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.15km ENE

1

1
Stoborough Heath Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.32km ESE

1
Baylea Farm Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.47km WSW

3

2
Povington Heath twin-barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.51km SSW

1
Five Barrow Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.85km SW

3

2
Icen Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.97km ESE

1
Hyde Hill Barrows (Purbeck)

Round Barrow(s) • 4.03km ESE

1
Creech Heath Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 4.04km ESE

1
Drinking Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.04km SSE

1
Coombe Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.54km SW

8

3
Three Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 4.83km ESE

1

2
Creech Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.14km SE

1

2
Woodman’s Cross

Round Barrow(s) • 5.27km WSW

1

2
Povington Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.3km SSW

1
Woolsbarrow

Hillfort • 5.44km NNW

7

3
Stone Hill Down

Long Barrow • 5.54km SE

2

2
Thorn Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.57km SSW

2

2
Warren Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 5.88km WNW

1

1
Water Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 6.37km SSW

1
Ferny Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 6.41km SSW

3

2
Knowle Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 6.64km ESE

4

2
Yon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.82km NW

1

2
The Harpstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.98km SE

7

7
Arne Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.08km ENE

1
Flower’s Barrow

Hillfort • 7.42km SSW

38

1

5

2
Bulbury Camp

Hillfort • 7.66km NNE

3
Corfe Castle

Sacred Hill • 7.67km ESE

11

1

7

2
Cold Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.94km N

1
End Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.99km WNW

1
East Hill Barrow (Corfe Castle)

Round Barrow(s) • 8km ESE

1
Turner’s Puddle Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 8.12km W

2

1
Corfe Common field system

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.54km ESE

1
Heather Cottage

Round Barrow(s) • 8.59km W

1

2
Corfe Common

Round Barrow(s) • 8.61km ESE

10

2
Woodbury Hill

Hillfort • 8.72km NW

7

3

1
Broomhill and Bere Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.8km NW

2
Dead Woman’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.92km W

1
Throop Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 9.09km WNW

2

1
Black Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.27km WNW

8

4
Swyre Head

Round Barrow(s) • 9.32km SE

4

1
Bindon Hill

Hillfort • 9.32km SW

2

2
Whitcombe Vale

Round Barrow(s) • 9.38km W

3

1
Blacknoll Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.4km WSW

6

2
Bloxworth Down

Round Barrow(s) • 9.48km NNW

4

2
The White Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.6km N

1
Drove Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.74km WSW

4

1
Stand Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.96km WNW

1
Old Knowle

Round Barrow(s) • 9.99km W

9

2
Rawles Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.02km NW

1
Bolton’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.05km NW

1
Poole Iron Age Port

10.44km E

1
Muddox Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.59km NW

1
Tadnoll Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.72km W

2

2
Hambury Tout

Round Barrow(s) • 10.78km SW

3

1
Rempstone Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 10.79km E

56

5

18
Worth Matravers

Round Barrow(s) • 10.84km ESE

3

1
Double Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.02km WNW

2

2
Nine Barrows Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.08km E

23

6
Nine Barrows Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 11.08km E

2

2
Bush Barrow (Lulworth)

Round Barrow(s) • 11.13km WSW

2

2
Chaldon Herring

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.14km WSW

2

1
Hawke Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.21km NW

1
Five Marys

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.24km WSW

9

5
Windmill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.29km NNE

1
Row Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.29km ESE

1
West Godlingston Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.42km E

9

1
Round Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.53km WSW

2

2
Tolpuddle Ball

Round Barrow(s) • 11.83km WNW

1

1
Pallington Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 11.87km W

12

2
Godlingston Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 11.95km E

4

2
Tinker’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.98km W

1
Wardstone Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.01km WSW

1

2
Brownsea Island

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.09km ENE

2

2
Henbury Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.16km NNE

1
Roke Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.25km WNW

2

1
Bere Down

Long Barrow • 12.27km WNW

5

3
Lord’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.45km WSW

3

2
Thorny Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.53km E

1
Studland Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.79km E

8

2
The Puckstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.8km E

3
Giant's Grave and Giant's Trencher

Round Barrow(s) • 12.81km E

3

2
Fishing Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.87km E

6

2
Godlingston Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.95km E

1
Chaldon Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.98km WSW

4

1
Weatherby Castle

Hillfort • 12.99km WNW

22

3
Cowleaze Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 13km WNW

1

2
The Agglestone

Natural Rock Feature • 13.08km E

27

5

1
Ulwell Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.56km E

2

2
Owermoigne Down

Round Barrow(s) • 13.71km WSW

6

2
Deverel Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.32km WNW

13

7

2
Moigns Down

Round Barrow(s) • 14.38km WSW

2

1
Shapwick Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.88km N

2

1
Huck Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.96km W

2

2
Spetisbury Rings

Hillfort • 14.98km N

14

1

3

2
Ballard Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 15.18km E

2
Canford Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.31km ENE

1

1
The King Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.51km E

1
South Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.57km WSW

4

2
Poxwell

Cairn circle • 15.76km WSW

5

5
Branksome Library Stone

Standing Stones • 15.89km ENE

11

4
Boswell’s Plantation

Round Barrow(s) • 15.94km W

2

1
Fryer Mayne

Round Barrow(s) • 16.36km WSW

1

2
Puddletown Forest

Round Barrow(s) • 16.52km W

2

1
Straw Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.7km NNE

1

1
Badbury Rings Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.85km NNE

24

5
The Rainbarrows

Round Barrow(s) • 17.16km W

8

4
Badbury Rings

Hillfort • 17.16km NNE

50

16

1
Sandy Barrow (West Stafford)

Round Barrow(s) • 17.25km W

1

2
Goggin’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.33km WSW

2

2
Sandy Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.41km WSW

2

1
Mayne Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 17.54km WSW

1

4
White Horse Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 17.64km WSW

3

2
Whitcombe Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.1km W

5

2
King Down

Round Barrow(s) • 18.18km NNE

10

3
Frome Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 18.54km W

1
West Cliff Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.65km ENE

3

1
Whitcombe Barn

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.83km WSW

3

1
Robins Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.98km W

1
Buzbury Rings

Hillfort • 18.99km N

14

2

5
East Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.02km WSW

17

2
Mount Pleasant

Henge • 19.14km W

2

4

1
Bradford Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.3km NNE

1

2

1
Conquer Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.34km W

3

1

2
West Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.48km WSW

3

2
Rawston Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.54km N

2
Luton Down long barrow

Long Barrow • 19.65km N

3

3
Flagstones

Enclosure • 19.73km W

2

3
Came Wood Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.98km WSW

6

2
Came Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 20km WSW

18

3
Broadmayne Bank Barrow

Bank Barrow • 20km WSW

33

3