Bul Barrow

Round Barrow(s)
ST776056

Also known as:

Bulbarrow, Bull Barrow and Monument No. 201753

Nearest town:

Blandford Forum (10km ENE)

OS reference:

ST776056

OS sheet:

194

Latitude:

50° 50' 56 N

Longitude:

2° 19' 5.61 W

Added to TMA by

Rhiannon

Miscellaneous (2)

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Bul Barrow

Round Barrow(s)

Chance May 24, 2014

Details of barrow on Pastscape

‘Bul Barrow’, a ditched bowl barrow, 18 paces diameter and 4ft high with a hollow centre. A sharpened bone of a deer ‘from Bull Barrow’ (a) may equally refer to the Bull Barrow in Holt parish (see SU 00 SE 1). (2) As described in Authy 2 although gorse and bramble-covered. The top of the barrow is entirely scooped out and there is a spoil heap adjoining the mound on the north-west. (3) The barrow called Bulbarrow in Woolland parish was formerly a beacon, and in 1625 the hundreds of Redlane, Brownshull, Sturminster Newton and Buckland were obliged to find watchmen. (4)

Bul Barrow

Round Barrow(s)

formicaant Mar 25, 2007

Bul barrow or Bulbarrow as it is locally known sits atop a high ridge of hills in mid Dorset. While not overly impressive in itself, having the appearance of a bowl barrow, it must be one of the highest in Dorset. Nearby is Rawlsbury hillfort and parts of a WW2 radar station including a mast and huts which are now a sawmill. Thomas Hardy mentions it in Tess of the D’Uurbeville’s and gives the alternative name Bealbury, but this could be his own invention.

Sites within 20km of Bul Barrow

Rawlsbury

Hillfort • 0.92km W

40

4
Ibberton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 2.27km NE

1

1
The Dorsetshire Gap

Ancient Trackway • 4.13km SW

1
Ringmoor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.31km NE

5

2
Giant’s Grave

Round Barrow(s) • 4.33km SSW

2
Nettlecombe Tout

Hillfort • 4.6km WSW

5

3
Turnworth Down Round Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 5.44km NE

2

2
Lyscombe Hill

Dyke • 5.59km SW

2

1
Banbury Hill

Hillfort • 6.45km N

5

1
Sturminster Newton Castle

Hillfort • 7.82km N

1

1
Deverel Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.87km ESE

13

7

2
Dungeon Hill

Hillfort • 8.76km W

12

2
Hod Hill

Hillfort • 9.55km ENE

23

5

1
Cowleaze Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 9.55km SE

1

2
The Giants Grave (south) Hambledon Hill

Long Barrow • 9.72km NE

1
Hambledon

Hillfort • 9.74km NE

26

13

3
The Giants Grave (north) Hambledon Hill

Long Barrow • 9.86km NE

1
Weatherby Castle

Hillfort • 9.86km SE

22

3
Bere Down

Long Barrow • 9.92km ESE

5

3
Ridge Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.93km WSW

1
Roke Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.11km SE

2

1
Hawke Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.02km ESE

1
Tolpuddle Ball

Round Barrow(s) • 11.35km SE

1

1
Dogbury Hill

Hillfort • 11.37km WSW

3

2
The Trendle (Cerne Abbas)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.58km WSW

1

2
Cerne Abbas Giant

Hill Figure • 11.58km WSW

14

2

12

29

2
Muddox Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.76km ESE

1
Double Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.76km SE

2

2
Robins Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.13km SSW

1
Pimperne Down Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.17km ENE

1

2
Stand Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.22km ESE

1
Rawles Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.37km ESE

1
Bolton’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.48km ESE

1
Waterston Ridge

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.91km SSW

3

1
Puddletown Forest

Round Barrow(s) • 13.02km S

2

1
Black Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.05km SE

8

4
The Chestnut Farm Group Pimperne

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.16km ENE

2
Smacam Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 13.36km WSW

1
Wolfeton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 13.37km SW

3

1
Smacam Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.47km WSW

2
Fidler’s Green

Round Barrow(s) • 13.48km SSW

1

1
Woodbury Hill

Hillfort • 13.5km ESE

7

3

1
Broomhill and Bere Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.55km ESE

2
Pallington Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 13.57km SSE

12

2
Bloxworth Down

Round Barrow(s) • 13.63km ESE

4

2
The Wishing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.82km WSW

4

3
Luton Down long barrow

Long Barrow • 13.95km ENE

3

3
Rawston Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.96km ENE

2
Throop Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 14.06km SE

2

1
The Rainbarrows

Round Barrow(s) • 14.22km SSW

8

4
Buzbury Rings

Hillfort • 14.26km ENE

14

2

5
End Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.31km SE

1
Spetisbury Rings

Hillfort • 14.31km E

14

1

3

2
Boswell’s Plantation

Round Barrow(s) • 14.52km S

2

1
Pimperne East Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.66km ENE

2
Furzey Down Road

Ancient Trackway • 14.66km SW

1
Dead Woman’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.68km SE

1
Wood Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.74km SW

1

1
Folly Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.81km NE

1
Pimperne

Long Barrow • 14.88km ENE

15

5
Telegraph Clump Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.94km ENE

2
Telegraph Clump Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 15.09km ENE

2
Hinton Bushes

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.14km ENE

2
Yon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.37km ESE

1

2
Turner’s Puddle Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 15.38km SE

2

1
Race Down Round Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 15.43km ENE

1
Race Down

Long Barrow • 15.6km ENE

6

4
The White Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.1km ESE

1
Shapwick Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.15km E

2

1
Tarrant Hinton Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.23km ENE

2
Peak End Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.29km WSW

2

1
Grimstone Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 16.36km SW

2
Grimstone Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.5km SW

10

2
Cold Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.6km ESE

1
Warren Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 16.62km SE

1

1
Fontmell Down

Dyke • 16.64km NE

5

1
Frome Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 17.01km SSW

1
Mount Pleasant

Henge • 17.05km SSW

2

4

1
Poundbury Hillfort

Hillfort • 17.12km SW

24

10
Conquer Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.13km SSW

3

1

2
Dorchester Palisaded Enclosure

Timber Circle • 17.17km SSW

3

1
Straw Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.18km E

1

1
Whitfield Farm

Long Barrow • 17.28km SW

3

1

3
Sandy Barrow (West Stafford)

Round Barrow(s) • 17.29km SSW

1

2
Flagstones

Enclosure • 17.29km SSW

2

3
Huck Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.37km S

2

2
Woolsbarrow

Hillfort • 17.47km ESE

7

3
Whitfield

Round Barrow(s) • 17.55km SW

2

1
Tarrant Launceston Settlement Site

Causewayed Enclosure • 17.58km ENE

2
The Cliff (Tarrant Rawston)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.71km ENE

2
Tinker’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.74km SSE

1
Hog Cliff Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 17.83km WSW

1

2
Windmill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.87km E

1
Maumbury Rings

Henge • 17.88km SSW

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2

8
Chettle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 17.88km ENE

2

3
Old Knowle

Round Barrow(s) • 17.94km SSE

9

2
Whitcombe Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 17.95km SSW

5

2
Hyde Hill Plantation (Tarrant Launceston)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.07km ENE

3
Tadnoll Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.18km SSE

2

2
Heather Cottage

Round Barrow(s) • 18.26km SSE

1

2
Whitcombe Vale

Round Barrow(s) • 18.32km SSE

3

1
Badbury Rings Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.34km E

24

5
Barrow Hill

Hillfort • 18.39km WNW

6

1
Conygar Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.41km SSW

8

4
Penn Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.42km SW

10

1
Launceston Down South Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.62km ENE

3
Norden Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.64km WSW

2
Launceston Down North Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.73km ENE

3
Henbury Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.74km E

1
Yetminster Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.81km W

3
Chettle House

Long Barrow • 18.87km ENE

14

3
Badbury Rings

Hillfort • 18.92km E

50

16

1
The Castle (Cattistock)

Hillfort • 18.92km WSW

1

1
Bulbury Camp

Hillfort • 18.96km ESE

3
Red Barn

Long Barrow • 19.2km SW

1

2
Mayne Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 19.32km SSW

1

4
Drove Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.35km SSE

4

1
Blacknoll Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.4km SSE

6

2
Herringston Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.44km SSW

2

2
Lanceborough King Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.58km SW

12

3
Fryer Mayne

Round Barrow(s) • 19.62km S

1

2
Charlton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 19.63km NE

2

1
Purlands Farm

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.65km SW

6

1
Whitcombe Barn

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.72km SSW

3

1
Ashmore Down

Long Barrow • 19.76km NE

9

3
Pigeon House

Long Barrow • 19.8km SW

2
Thickthorn Down Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.84km ENE

2
Evershot

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.87km WSW

4

2