Great Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s)
SY640871

Also known as:

Monument No. 452439

Nearest town:

Dorchester (6km ENE)

OS reference:

SY640871

OS sheet:

194

Latitude:

50° 40' 54.59 N

Longitude:

2° 30' 34.62 W

Added to TMA by

formicaant

Images (3)
Fieldnotes (1)
Miscellaneous (1)

Images

Image of Great Hill Barrows (Round Barrow(s)) by formicaant

A single barrow in the group which is in a valley.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 21/04/2007.

formicaant Jul 29, 2007

Image of Great Hill Barrows (Round Barrow(s)) by formicaant

Three bowl barrows running up the spine of a low hill.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 21/04/2007.

formicaant Jul 29, 2007

Image of Great Hill Barrows (Round Barrow(s)) by formicaant

The largest and most northerly of the group.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 21/04/2007.

formicaant Jul 29, 2007

Articles

Great Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s)

formicaant Apr 21, 2007

These four similar sized round barrows are placed at right angles to the Ridge hill group .They run down the north facing slope of Great hill. Widely and equally spaced apart they do not appear to have either ditches or banks surrounding them.

Great Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s)

Chance May 28, 2014

Details of barrows on Pastscape

(’A’ – SY 63918703; ‘B’ – SY 64088721) Tumulus (NR) (twice). (1)
‘A’. Bowl barrow on Great Hill, the next spur to east of Shorn Hill. Diam 74ft, ht 9ft. Disturbed, with Ancient Field Group (SY 68 NW 37).
‘B’. Bowl barrow on crest of north east slope of Great Hill 270 yds north east of ‘A’. Diam 55 ft, ht 5 ft. (2-3)
‘A’ SY 63908703. Bowl barrow, diameter 24.0m., height 2.4m., in good condition. No visible ditch.
‘B’ SY 64088721. Bowl barrow, diameter 18.0m., height 2.0m., flat top of 5.0m. diameter. No visible ditch.
Neither barrow has been ploughed over.

Sites within 20km of Great Hill Barrows

Grove Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 1.41km NNW

1

2
Four Barrow Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 1.42km NE

7

2
Bronkham Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.51km W

17

4
Ridge Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.55km E

14

1
Friar Waddon

Round Barrow(s) • 1.8km SE

6

2

1
Gould’s Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.43km E

19

3
Clandon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.48km NE

7

1

2

2
Windsbatch

Dyke • 2.7km ESE

3

3
Black Down (Portesham)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.82km W

32

4
Maiden Castle Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.92km ENE

1

1
Maiden Castle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.02km NE

3

2
Ridgeway Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 3.08km E

3

1
Third Milestone Barrow Cemetery

Round Barrow(s) • 3.21km N

2
Maiden Castle Bank Barrow

Bank Barrow • 3.23km ENE

1
Maiden Castle (Dorchester)

Hillfort • 3.26km ENE

75

1

16

1
Winterborne St Martin Disc Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.27km NNW

1
Portesham Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 3.3km WSW

1
Rew Lane

Round Barrow(s) • 3.31km NNW

3

2
Lanceborough King Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.48km NE

12

3
Purlands Farm

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.48km NNE

6

1
The Hellstone

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 3.51km WSW

84

1

3

15
Winterbourne Steepleton Cromlech

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 3.67km WNW

2

4
Sheep Down Enclosure

Enclosure • 3.79km W

4

1
Sheep Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.8km W

3

3
Sheep Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.82km W

3

3
Pound Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.07km NW

2

2
Big Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.15km WNW

17

1
Longlands

Round Barrow(s) • 4.15km WNW

2

3
The Valley of Stones

Natural Rock Feature • 4.21km W

25

8

1
Portesham Hill Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 4.34km WSW

2
Hampton Down

Stone Circle • 4.44km WSW

38

10
The Nine Stones of Winterbourne Abbas

Stone Circle • 4.53km WNW

73

8

30

1
Crow Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.65km W

2

1
Herringston Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.67km ENE

2

2
Valley of Stones Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.7km W

1
Came Down Golf Club

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.75km E

11

1
Bincombe Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 5.15km E

3

1
Little Bredy

Round Barrow(s) • 5.15km W

1

1
Red Barn

Long Barrow • 5.21km NNW

1

2
Bishop’s Limekiln

Natural Rock Feature • 5.22km WSW

3

1
Penn Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.34km N

10

1
Three Barrow Clump

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.35km WNW

3

2
Whitfield

Round Barrow(s) • 5.37km NE

2

1
Bincombe Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.41km E

41

4
The Broad Stone

Stone Circle • 5.49km WNW

12

1

7
Pigeon House

Long Barrow • 5.55km NNW

2
The Grey Mare & Her Colts

Long Barrow • 5.58km WSW

47

13
Whitfield Farm

Long Barrow • 5.69km NNE

3

1

3
Maumbury Rings

Henge • 5.72km ENE

38

2

8
Old Warren

Hillfort • 5.75km W

4

2
Poundbury Hillfort

Hillfort • 5.93km NE

24

10
Came Wood Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 6.04km E

6

2
Conygar Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 6.05km ENE

8

4
Came Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.09km E

18

3
Broadmayne Bank Barrow

Bank Barrow • 6.09km E

33

3
Culliford Tree Barrow

Long Barrow • 6.12km E

5

1

4
Kingston Russell

Stone Circle • 6.22km W

82

2

17

1
Dorchester Palisaded Enclosure

Timber Circle • 6.25km NE

3

1
Winterbourne Poor Lot

Round Barrow(s) • 6.31km WNW

21

1

7

1
Tenants Hill

Enclosure • 6.37km W

4

1
Chalbury

Hillfort • 6.4km E

24

2
Field Barn

Round Barrow(s) • 6.43km WNW

1

3
White Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.54km WSW

11

2
Kingston Russell Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.7km W

4

1
Black Down (Kingston Russell)

Bank Barrow • 6.74km W

8

2
Flagstones

Enclosure • 6.87km ENE

2

3
Hangman’s Rocks

Stone Circle • 6.88km WNW

1
West Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.91km E

3

2
Whitcombe Barn

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.99km E

3

1
Chapel Hill

Sacred Hill • 7.06km WSW

10

2

1
Conquer Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.24km ENE

3

1

2
Kingston Russell Cursus

Cursus • 7.33km WNW

1
Mount Pleasant

Henge • 7.42km ENE

2

4

1
East Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.44km E

17

2
Wears Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 7.62km WSW

5

2
Martin’s Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 7.65km W

10

1
Frome Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 7.9km ENE

1
Whitcombe Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 7.92km ENE

5

2
Long Bredy

Bank Barrow • 7.92km W

24

1

3

1
The Helstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8km W

8

3
Wood Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 8.26km NNE

1

1
North Barn Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 8.27km W

1

1
Mayne Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 8.27km E

1

4
Abbotsbury Castle

Hillfort • 8.39km WSW

15

4
Grimstone Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.41km N

10

2
Grimstone Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 8.52km N

2
Sandy Barrow (West Stafford)

Round Barrow(s) • 8.88km ENE

1

2
White Horse Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 8.9km E

3

2
Tulk’s Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.47km WSW

9

1
Fryer Mayne

Round Barrow(s) • 9.49km E

1

2
Wolfeton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 9.56km NE

3

1
Fidler’s Green

Round Barrow(s) • 9.57km NE

1

1
Limekiln Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.67km WSW

2

2
Barrow East of Two Gates

Round Barrow(s) • 9.73km WNW

2
Hog Cliff Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.78km NNW

1

2
Sandy Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.07km E

2

1
Waterston Ridge

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.16km NE

3

1
Furzey Down Road

Ancient Trackway • 10.39km N

1
Wynford Eagle

Round Barrow(s) • 10.39km WNW

4

2
Pin Knoll

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.44km W

2
Puncknowle

Round Barrow(s) • 10.49km W

3

1
The Rainbarrows

Round Barrow(s) • 10.57km ENE

8

4
Goggin’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.58km E

2

2
West Compton Down

Burial Chamber • 10.88km WNW

2

4
Huck Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.99km ENE

2

2
Poxwell

Cairn circle • 11.07km E

5

5
Robins Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.26km NE

1
Boswell’s Plantation

Round Barrow(s) • 11.31km ENE

2

1
Askerswell

Dyke • 11.4km W

1

2
Two Gates

Round Barrow(s) • 11.42km WNW

2
South Eggardon Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 11.74km WNW

1
South Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.82km E

4

2
Puddletown Forest

Round Barrow(s) • 11.91km ENE

2

1
Eggardon Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.94km WNW

9

4
Chilcombe Hill

Hillfort • 12.01km W

5

1
Moigns Down

Round Barrow(s) • 12.34km E

2

1
Eggardon Hill

Hillfort • 12.37km WNW

24

2

18
Smacam Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.39km N

2
Smacam Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 12.4km N

1
Peak End Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.75km NNW

2

1
Norden Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 12.83km NW

2
Owermoigne Down

Round Barrow(s) • 12.84km E

6

2
Toller Porcorum Churchyard

Christianised Site • 13.58km WNW

2

2
Hammiton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.59km W

3

1
The Wishing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.7km N

4

3
The Castle (Cattistock)

Hillfort • 13.78km NW

1

1
Tinker’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.87km ENE

1
Powerstock Common

Round Barrow(s) • 13.94km WNW

3

1
Shipton Hill

Hillfort • 14.07km W

8

2
Lord’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.1km E

3

2
Shipton Gorge

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.38km W

3

1
Bind Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.66km W

2

3
Cerne Abbas Giant

Hill Figure • 14.74km N

14

2

12

29

2
The Trendle (Cerne Abbas)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.74km N

1

2
King Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.07km SE

1

2
Tadnoll Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.1km ENE

2

2
Five Marys

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.23km E

9

5
Chaldon Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.42km E

4

1
Saw Mills Stone Circles

Stone Circle • 15.54km SE

5

2
Chaldon Herring

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.64km E

2

1
Pallington Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 15.86km ENE

12

2
Old Knowle

Round Barrow(s) • 15.86km ENE

9

2
Drove Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.11km E

4

1
Wardstone Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.32km E

1

2
North Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.36km W

1

1
Whitcombe Vale

Round Barrow(s) • 16.45km ENE

3

1
Blacknoll Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.46km E

6

2
Round Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.48km E

2

2
Bush Barrow (Lulworth)

Round Barrow(s) • 16.76km E

2

2
Heather Cottage

Round Barrow(s) • 17.25km ENE

1

2
Burcombe Hill

Hillfort • 17.35km WNW

1

1
Bradpole

Round Barrow(s) • 17.41km W

1

1
Lyscombe Hill

Dyke • 17.73km NNE

2

1
Ridge Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.02km N

1
Dogbury Hill

Hillfort • 18.22km N

3

2
Culverwell

Mesolithic site • 18.34km SSE

5

3

1
Tolpuddle Ball

Round Barrow(s) • 18.39km ENE

1

1
Giant’s Grave

Round Barrow(s) • 18.68km NE

2
Evershot

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.68km NW

4

2
Dead Woman’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.7km ENE

1
Hambury Tout

Round Barrow(s) • 18.72km E

3

1
Nettlecombe Tout

Hillfort • 18.81km NNE

5

3
Weatherby Castle

Hillfort • 18.88km ENE

22

3
The Dorsetshire Gap

Ancient Trackway • 19km NE

1
Throop Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 19.18km ENE

2

1
Turner’s Puddle Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 19.18km ENE

2

1
Double Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.26km ENE

2

2
Cowleaze Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 19.56km ENE

1

2