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The Cliff (Tarrant Rawston)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery

Also known as:
  • Monument No. 209282

Nearest Town:Blandford Forum (7km WSW)
OS Ref (GB):   ST95270745 / Sheet: 195
Latitude:50° 51' 57.39" N
Longitude:   2° 4' 2" W

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Details of Barrow on Pastscape

Bowl barrow on The Cliff 775m north north west of Smiths Cottages. One of a group of three dispersed barrows on the edge of a steep sided ridge. The barrow is 20m in diameter and 0.3m high. It is surounded by a buried ditch c.0.3m wide.
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3rd April 2016ce

Three barrows are found on The Cliff, in the E. of the parish, about 300 ft. above O.D.; they lie on the crest of a steep N.W. slope overlooking the Tarrant valley. All three have been much reduced by ploughing.
(11) Bowl (94900717); diam. formerly 60 ft., ht. 2 ft.
(12) Bowl (95140730), 300 yds. N.E. of (11); diam. formerly 68 ft., ht. 2½ ft.
(13) Bowl (95270745), 220 yds. N.E. of (12); diam. formerly 55 ft., ht. 2 ft.

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/dorset/vol4/pp110-112#h3-0005
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3rd April 2016ce