White Sheet Hill

Long Barrow
ST942242

Also known as:

Whitesheet Hill

Nearest town:

Shaftesbury (8km WSW)

OS reference:

ST942242

OS sheet:

184

Latitude:

51° 0' 59.64 N

Longitude:

2° 4' 57.7 W

Added to TMA by

Rhiannon

Images (8)

Images

Image of White Sheet Hill (Long Barrow) by GLADMAN

Looking toward the summit of White Sheet Hill. Note the well preserved quarry ditch.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 19, 2012

Image of White Sheet Hill (Long Barrow) by GLADMAN

Bit windy, as it happens. But there is something ‘right’ about a long barrow rising above crops.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 19, 2012

Image of White Sheet Hill (Long Barrow) by GLADMAN

Quite hard to get an image of the northern flank with a featureless sky, as this no doubt testifies.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 19, 2012

Image of White Sheet Hill (Long Barrow) by GLADMAN

Hanging out on top, looking approx west.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 19, 2012

Image of White Sheet Hill (Long Barrow) by GLADMAN

Eastern section of northern flank.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 19, 2012

Image of White Sheet Hill (Long Barrow) by GLADMAN

The substantial elevation of the southern flank.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 19, 2012

Image of White Sheet Hill (Long Barrow) by GLADMAN

Head on from a tactor track within crop to the approx east.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 19, 2012

Image of White Sheet Hill (Long Barrow) by mrcrusty

White Sheet Hill Long Barrow
Taken 22/09/2007

Image credit: Rob Frost

mrcrusty Sep 23, 2007

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