Sheep Down Long Barrow — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Sheep Down Long Barrow by formicaant

The full length of the barrow.

Image credit: formicaant 30/04/2007.

formicaant May 1, 2007

Image of Sheep Down Long Barrow by formicaant

Five adjacent barrows.

Image credit: formicaant 30/04/2007.

formicaant May 1, 2007

Image of Sheep Down Long Barrow by formicaant

The long barrow from the south.

Image credit: formicaant 30/04/2007.

formicaant May 1, 2007

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Sheep Down Long Barrow

formicaant May 1, 2007

This long barrow and the associated round barrows are less than 1km. away from the Valley of stones. I didn’t realise that there were five round barrows quite so close to the long barrow , the rape crop shows them up well. These monuments are part of the south Dorset ridgeway chain of sites , to the east is Blackdown for instance. The long barrow itself looks to be in good condition , although it’s hard to see any signs of excavation or ploughing.

Sites within 20km of Sheep Down Long Barrow

Sheep Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 0km N

3

3
Sheep Down Enclosure

Enclosure • 0.34km S

4

1
Sheep Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 0.71km NNE

3

3
Valley of Stones Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 0.9km W

1
The Valley of Stones

Natural Rock Feature • 1.08km SW

25

8

1
Crow Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.11km WSW

2

1
Big Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.12km N

17

1
Longlands

Round Barrow(s) • 1.12km N

2

3
Black Down (Portesham)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.2km ESE

32

4
Little Bredy

Round Barrow(s) • 1.41km WNW

1

1
Portesham Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 1.42km SSE

1
Winterbourne Steepleton Cromlech

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 1.64km NE

2

4
Portesham Hill Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 1.69km SSW

2
The Hellstone

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 1.7km SSE

84

1

3

15
Old Warren

Hillfort • 2km W

4

2
Three Barrow Clump

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.02km NW

3

2
The Broad Stone

Stone Circle • 2.15km NW

12

1

7
Hampton Down

Stone Circle • 2.15km SSW

38

10
The Nine Stones of Winterbourne Abbas

Stone Circle • 2.17km NNE

73

8

30

1
Bronkham Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.36km E

17

4
The Grey Mare & Her Colts

Long Barrow • 2.38km SW

47

13
Kingston Russell

Stone Circle • 2.66km WSW

82

2

17

1
Tenants Hill

Enclosure • 2.7km WSW

4

1
Winterbourne Poor Lot

Round Barrow(s) • 2.8km WNW

21

1

7

1
Bishop’s Limekiln

Natural Rock Feature • 2.91km SSW

3

1
Black Down (Kingston Russell)

Bank Barrow • 3.04km WNW

8

2
Kingston Russell Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.05km WSW

4

1
Pound Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.06km NE

2

2
Hangman’s Rocks

Stone Circle • 3.36km WNW

1
Field Barn

Round Barrow(s) • 3.56km NNW

1

3
Grove Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 3.6km ENE

1

2
White Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.63km SW

11

2
Kingston Russell Cursus

Cursus • 3.75km WNW

1
Winterborne St Martin Disc Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.81km ENE

1
Great Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 3.82km E

3

2
Rew Lane

Round Barrow(s) • 3.85km ENE

3

2
Martin’s Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.96km WNW

10

1
Long Bredy

Bank Barrow • 4.24km WNW

24

1

3

1
Third Milestone Barrow Cemetery

Round Barrow(s) • 4.33km ENE

2
The Helstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.38km WNW

8

3
Wears Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 4.51km WSW

5

2
North Barn Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 4.6km WNW

1

1
Pigeon House

Long Barrow • 4.7km NNE

2
Four Barrow Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 4.7km E

7

2
Chapel Hill

Sacred Hill • 4.74km SW

10

2

1
Purlands Farm

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.09km ENE

6

1
Red Barn

Long Barrow • 5.1km NE

1

2
Abbotsbury Castle

Hillfort • 5.11km WSW

15

4
Friar Waddon

Round Barrow(s) • 5.15km ESE

6

2

1
Clandon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.22km ENE

7

1

2

2
Ridge Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.36km E

14

1
Penn Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.86km NE

10

1
Tulk’s Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 6.09km WSW

9

1
Maiden Castle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 6.1km ENE

3

2
Maiden Castle Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.19km ENE

1

1
Gould’s Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.22km E

19

3
Limekiln Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 6.26km WSW

2

2
Windsbatch

Dyke • 6.28km E

3

3
Barrow East of Two Gates

Round Barrow(s) • 6.32km WNW

2
Lanceborough King Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.34km ENE

12

3
Maiden Castle Bank Barrow

Bank Barrow • 6.5km ENE

1

1
Maiden Castle (Dorchester)

Hillfort • 6.58km ENE

75

1

16

1
Pin Knoll

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.62km W

2
Ridgeway Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 6.9km E

3

1
Puncknowle

Round Barrow(s) • 6.9km WSW

3

1
West Compton Down

Burial Chamber • 7.35km WNW

2

4
Whitfield

Round Barrow(s) • 7.36km ENE

2

1
Whitfield Farm

Long Barrow • 7.41km ENE

3

1

3
Wynford Eagle

Round Barrow(s) • 7.58km NW

4

2
Askerswell

Dyke • 7.61km W

1

2
Two Gates

Round Barrow(s) • 7.87km WNW

2
Herringston Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.07km ENE

2

2
South Eggardon Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 8.1km WNW

1
Grimstone Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.19km NNE

10

2
Chilcombe Hill

Hillfort • 8.21km W

5

1
Grimstone Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 8.33km NNE

2
Poundbury Hillfort

Hillfort • 8.36km ENE

24

10
Eggardon Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.42km WNW

9

4
Hog Cliff Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 8.47km N

1

2
Came Down Golf Club

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.53km E

11

1
Maumbury Rings

Henge • 8.7km ENE

38

2

8
Eggardon Hill

Hillfort • 8.82km WNW

24

2

18
Bincombe Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 8.96km E

3

1
Dorchester Palisaded Enclosure

Timber Circle • 9.04km ENE

3

1
Bincombe Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.22km E

41

4
Conygar Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.38km ENE

8

4
Wood Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.69km NE

1

1
Hammiton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.78km W

3

1
Came Wood Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 9.85km E

6

2
Came Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.9km E

18

3
Broadmayne Bank Barrow

Bank Barrow • 9.9km E

33

3
Culliford Tree Barrow

Long Barrow • 9.93km E

5

1

4
Flagstones

Enclosure • 9.98km ENE

2

3
Chalbury

Hillfort • 10.17km E

24

2
Shipton Hill

Hillfort • 10.26km W

8

2
Furzey Down Road

Ancient Trackway • 10.28km NNE

1
Conquer Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.37km ENE

3

1

2
Shipton Gorge

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.57km W

3

1
Mount Pleasant

Henge • 10.57km ENE

2

4

1
Powerstock Common

Round Barrow(s) • 10.61km WNW

3

1
Toller Porcorum Churchyard

Christianised Site • 10.64km NW

2

2
Whitcombe Barn

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.67km E

3

1
West Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.72km E

3

2
Norden Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 10.9km NNW

2
Bind Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.97km W

2

3
Frome Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 11.12km ENE

1
Wolfeton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 11.16km NE

3

1
East Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.26km E

17

2
Whitcombe Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 11.36km ENE

5

2
Peak End Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.51km N

2

1
Fidler’s Green

Round Barrow(s) • 11.62km ENE

1

1
The Castle (Cattistock)

Hillfort • 11.74km NNW

1

1
Mayne Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 11.94km E

1

4
Smacam Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.15km NNE

2
Waterston Ridge

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.2km ENE

3

1
Smacam Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 12.2km NNE

1
Sandy Barrow (West Stafford)

Round Barrow(s) • 12.27km ENE

1

2
North Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 12.59km W

1

1
White Horse Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 12.71km E

3

2
The Wishing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.08km NNE

4

3
Fryer Mayne

Round Barrow(s) • 13.21km E

1

2
The Rainbarrows

Round Barrow(s) • 13.45km ENE

8

4
Robins Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.49km ENE

1
Bradpole

Round Barrow(s) • 13.61km W

1

1
Sandy Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.86km E

2

1
Burcombe Hill

Hillfort • 13.91km WNW

1

1
Goggin’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.36km E

2

2
Boswell’s Plantation

Round Barrow(s) • 14.37km ENE

2

1
Huck Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.5km ENE

2

2
Cerne Abbas Giant

Hill Figure • 14.61km NNE

14

2

12

29

2
The Trendle (Cerne Abbas)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.61km NNE

1

2
Puddletown Forest

Round Barrow(s) • 14.68km ENE

2

1
Poxwell

Cairn circle • 14.88km E

5

5
South Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.63km E

4

2
Moigns Down

Round Barrow(s) • 16.15km E

2

1
Evershot

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.51km NNW

4

2
Owermoigne Down

Round Barrow(s) • 16.64km E

6

2
Thorncombe Beacon

Round Barrow(s) • 17.05km W

5

2
Eype Down

Round Barrow(s) • 17.05km W

2

1
Colmer’s Hill

Sacred Hill • 17.15km W

2

1
Tinker’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.45km E

1
Doghouse Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.62km W

3

2
King Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.75km SE

1

2
Dogbury Hill

Hillfort • 17.76km NNE

3

2
Ridge Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 17.88km NNE

1
Lord’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.89km E

3

2
Saw Mills Stone Circles

Stone Circle • 18.19km SE

5

2
Corscombe

Standing Stones • 18.68km NW

6

2
Tadnoll Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.71km E

2

2
Lyscombe Hill

Dyke • 18.8km NE

2

1
Pallington Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 19km ENE

12

2
Five Marys

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.01km E

9

5
Chaldon Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.24km E

4

1
Chaldon Herring

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.44km E

2

1
Old Knowle

Round Barrow(s) • 19.44km E

9

2
Drove Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.78km E

4

1
Nettlecombe Tout

Hillfort • 19.87km NE

5

3
Golden Cap

Sacred Hill • 20km W

9

6

1