Tenants Hill (Enclosure) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Tenants Hill (Enclosure) by formicaant

The bank of the enclosure looking west.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 11/07/10

formicaant Jul 11, 2010

Image of Tenants Hill (Enclosure) by formicaant

The bank and ditch of the enclosure looking north.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 11/07/10

formicaant Jul 11, 2010

Image of Tenants Hill (Enclosure) by formicaant

This earthwork is on Ternnants Hill, the photo is taken from the road which runs above the Valley of Stones. The bank of the hut circle is at the extreme right of the photo.
The barrow is about 200 yards north-west of Kingston Russell stone circle.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 17/02/10

formicaant Feb 17, 2010

Image of Tenants Hill (Enclosure) by baza

Part of the bank of Tenants Hill Bronze Age enclosure

baza Sep 16, 2003

Articles

Tenants Hill

Enclosure

nix Apr 18, 2009

In case it isn’t obvious, this enclosure and the adjacent hut circle are a short walk from the Kingston Russell stone circle.

Walk down the hill towards Little Bredy. There is a fence with two gates in it. Take the right hand and walk straight ahead. The hut circle (5m diameter) is the raised green doughnut in front with the similarly shaped but larger (15m diameter) enclosure a little further on and to the left.

The entrances of both (like the Grey Mare and possibly the circle) are aligned South East

They are beautifully sited on the slope of this amazing valley and, with the stone circle, grey mare and other adjacent tumuli, form part of a little Neolithic sequence – and presumably once, a linked community

The stone here is a real mixture of Oolite, flint and quartz. Pick a pebble up and you can see the sparks dance in the sunlight.

Sites within 20km of Tenants Hill

Kingston Russell Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 0.36km WSW

4

1
Kingston Russell

Stone Circle • 0.41km SSE

82

2

17

1
Old Warren

Hillfort • 0.76km ENE

4

2
The Grey Mare & Her Colts

Long Barrow • 1.3km ESE

47

13
Crow Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.72km E

2

1
Valley of Stones Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 1.82km ENE

1
Little Bredy

Round Barrow(s) • 1.99km NE

1

1
White Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.01km S

11

2
The Valley of Stones

Natural Rock Feature • 2.21km E

25

8

1
Black Down (Kingston Russell)

Bank Barrow • 2.24km N

8

2
Wears Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 2.3km SW

5

2
Portesham Hill Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 2.35km ESE

2
Bishop’s Limekiln

Natural Rock Feature • 2.59km SE

3

1
Hampton Down

Stone Circle • 2.61km ESE

38

10
Sheep Down Enclosure

Enclosure • 2.61km E

4

1
Abbotsbury Castle

Hillfort • 2.63km SW

15

4
Sheep Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 2.7km ENE

3

3
Winterbourne Poor Lot

Round Barrow(s) • 2.73km NNE

21

1

7

1
Martin’s Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 2.81km NNW

10

1
Three Barrow Clump

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.89km NE

3

2
The Broad Stone

Stone Circle • 2.9km NE

12

1

7
Hangman’s Rocks

Stone Circle • 2.97km N

1
Kingston Russell Cursus

Cursus • 3km N

1
Long Bredy

Bank Barrow • 3.04km NNW

24

1

3

1
Sheep Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.12km ENE

3

3
The Hellstone

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 3.17km E

84

1

3

15
Big Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.17km ENE

17

1
Longlands

Round Barrow(s) • 3.17km ENE

2

3
Portesham Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 3.21km E

1
North Barn Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 3.31km NNW

1

1
The Helstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.32km NNW

8

3
Chapel Hill

Sacred Hill • 3.42km S

10

2

1
Tulk’s Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 3.48km WSW

9

1
Black Down (Portesham)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.56km E

32

4
Limekiln Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 3.63km WSW

2

2
Winterbourne Steepleton Cromlech

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 3.98km ENE

2

4
The Nine Stones of Winterbourne Abbas

Stone Circle • 4km NE

73

8

30

1
Field Barn

Round Barrow(s) • 4.19km NNE

1

3
Puncknowle

Round Barrow(s) • 4.21km WSW

3

1
Pin Knoll

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.26km W

2
Bronkham Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.87km E

17

4
Pound Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.27km ENE

2

2
Barrow East of Two Gates

Round Barrow(s) • 5.38km NNW

2
Askerswell

Dyke • 5.55km WNW

1

2
Chilcombe Hill

Hillfort • 6.03km WNW

5

1
West Compton Down

Burial Chamber • 6.05km NW

2

4
Grove Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 6.29km ENE

1

2
Winterborne St Martin Disc Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.34km ENE

1
Rew Lane

Round Barrow(s) • 6.37km ENE

3

2
Great Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 6.37km E

3

2
Two Gates

Round Barrow(s) • 6.47km NW

2
South Eggardon Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 6.49km NW

1
Pigeon House

Long Barrow • 6.58km NE

2
Third Milestone Barrow Cemetery

Round Barrow(s) • 6.9km ENE

2
Eggardon Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.07km NW

9

4
Red Barn

Long Barrow • 7.25km NE

1

2
Hammiton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 7.33km W

3

1
Eggardon Hill

Hillfort • 7.37km NW

24

2

18
Four Barrow Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 7.38km E

7

2
Wynford Eagle

Round Barrow(s) • 7.4km N

4

2
Friar Waddon

Round Barrow(s) • 7.43km E

6

2

1
Purlands Farm

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.7km ENE

6

1
Shipton Hill

Hillfort • 7.9km W

8

2
Clandon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.91km ENE

7

1

2

2
Ridge Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.92km E

14

1
Shipton Gorge

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.09km W

3

1
Penn Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.14km ENE

10

1
Bind Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.3km W

2

3
Windsbatch

Dyke • 8.59km E

3

3
Gould’s Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.8km E

19

3
Maiden Castle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 8.8km ENE

3

2
Maiden Castle Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.88km ENE

1

1
Lanceborough King Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.04km ENE

12

3
Maiden Castle Bank Barrow

Bank Barrow • 9.19km ENE

1
Maiden Castle (Dorchester)

Hillfort • 9.27km ENE

75

1

16

1
Ridgeway Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.4km E

3

1
Powerstock Common

Round Barrow(s) • 9.46km NW

3

1
Hog Cliff Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.56km NNE

1

2
Whitfield Farm

Long Barrow • 9.92km ENE

3

1

3
Whitfield

Round Barrow(s) • 9.93km ENE

2

1
Grimstone Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.96km NE

10

2
North Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 10km W

1

1
Toller Porcorum Churchyard

Christianised Site • 10.04km NNW

2

2
Grimstone Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 10.11km NE

2
Herringston Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.77km ENE

2

2
Poundbury Hillfort

Hillfort • 10.98km ENE

24

10
Came Down Golf Club

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.13km E

11

1
Norden Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 11.33km N

2
Bradpole

Round Barrow(s) • 11.37km W

1

1
Maumbury Rings

Henge • 11.39km ENE

38

2

8
Bincombe Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 11.46km E

3

1
Bincombe Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.71km E

41

4
Dorchester Palisaded Enclosure

Timber Circle • 11.71km ENE

3

1
Furzey Down Road

Ancient Trackway • 11.98km NE

1
The Castle (Cattistock)

Hillfort • 12.03km N

1

1
Wood Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 12.04km ENE

1

1
Conygar Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 12.08km ENE

8

4
Came Wood Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 12.41km E

6

2
Peak End Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.44km NNE

2

1
Came Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.46km E

18

3
Broadmayne Bank Barrow

Bank Barrow • 12.46km E

33

3
Burcombe Hill

Hillfort • 12.47km NW

1

1
Culliford Tree Barrow

Long Barrow • 12.48km E

5

1

4
Chalbury

Hillfort • 12.56km E

24

2
Flagstones

Enclosure • 12.67km ENE

2

3
Conquer Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.07km ENE

3

1

2
West Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.23km E

3

2
Mount Pleasant

Henge • 13.27km ENE

2

4

1
Whitcombe Barn

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.32km E

3

1
Wolfeton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 13.53km ENE

3

1
Smacam Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.68km NE

2
Smacam Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 13.75km NE

1
East Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.76km E

17

2
Frome Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 13.82km ENE

1
Whitcombe Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.06km ENE

5

2
Fidler’s Green

Round Barrow(s) • 14.11km ENE

1

1
The Wishing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.35km NNE

4

3
Thorncombe Beacon

Round Barrow(s) • 14.46km W

5

2
Eype Down

Round Barrow(s) • 14.51km W

2

1
Mayne Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 14.6km E

1

4
Waterston Ridge

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.67km ENE

3

1
Colmer’s Hill

Sacred Hill • 14.68km W

2

1
Sandy Barrow (West Stafford)

Round Barrow(s) • 14.97km ENE

1

2
Doghouse Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.02km W

3

2
White Horse Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 15.22km E

3

2
Fryer Mayne

Round Barrow(s) • 15.85km E

1

2
Robins Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16km ENE

1
The Rainbarrows

Round Barrow(s) • 16.1km ENE

8

4
Cerne Abbas Giant

Hill Figure • 16.12km NE

14

2

12

29

2
The Trendle (Cerne Abbas)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.12km NE

1

2
Sandy Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.28km E

2

1
Evershot

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.49km NNW

4

2
Goggin’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.74km E

2

2
Boswell’s Plantation

Round Barrow(s) • 17.05km ENE

2

1
Huck Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.19km ENE

2

2
Puddletown Forest

Round Barrow(s) • 17.31km ENE

2

1
Poxwell

Cairn circle • 17.39km E

5

5
Golden Cap

Sacred Hill • 17.41km W

9

6

1
Corscombe

Standing Stones • 17.74km NW

6

2
South Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.09km E

4

2
Hardown Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.2km W

4

1
Moigns Down

Round Barrow(s) • 18.69km E

2

1
Dogbury Hill

Hillfort • 18.98km NNE

3

2
King Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.05km ESE

1

2
Lewesdon Hill

Hillfort • 19.06km WNW

8

3

1
Owermoigne Down

Round Barrow(s) • 19.2km E

6

2
Ridge Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 19.3km NNE

1
Saw Mills Stone Circles

Stone Circle • 19.45km ESE

5

2