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Giant's Grave and Giant's Trencher

Round Barrow(s)

<b>Giant's Grave and Giant's Trencher</b>Posted by formicaantImage © Mike Rowland 21/09/09
Nearest Town:Swanage (4km SE)
OS Ref (GB):   SZ012810 / Sheet: 195
Latitude:50° 37' 41.09" N
Longitude:   1° 58' 58.92" W

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Details of Giant's Trencher barrow on Pastscape

(SZ 01258107) Giant's Trencher (NAT) Tumulus (NR) (1) Dug by J. H. Austen 1851. Nothing found. Bowl barrow. Diam. 9 paces. Height 2ft. (2) A circular mound with a diameter of 8.0m. and a height of 0.5m. with no ditch, berm or visible traces of mutilation. Situated at the bottom of a re-entrant. Gorse and turf-covered bowl barrow. (3)
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Chance Posted by Chance
25th May 2014ce

Details of Giant's Grave barrow on Pastscape

(SZ 01228106) Giant's Grave (NAT) Tumulus (NR) (1)
Dug by J. H. Austen 1851. Nothing found. An oblong mound, 12 x 5 paces 1 1/2ft high. (2)
An oblong mound which measures 10.0m. East-West and 4.0m. North-South with no ditch or traces of mutilation. Heavily overgrown with bramble bushes. Situated at the bottom of a re-entrant. ?Barrow. (3)
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Chance Posted by Chance
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