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Image of Cowleaze Barrows (Round Barrow(s)) by formicaant

A low, very scruffy bowl barrow.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 18/10/2007.

formicaant Oct 18, 2007

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Cowleaze Barrows

Round Barrow(s)

formicaant Oct 18, 2007

All I can see in this area is one low bowl barrow covered in brambles and scrub. What looks like ditch in the photo is a rut in the track which leads to a gateway into a field. There should be another three barrows in the vicinity, I suspect they’re over a slight rise in the field. As this is private farmland with sheep grazing I didn’t go further into the fields to look for them.

Cowleaze Barrows

Round Barrow(s)

formicaant May 12, 2007

According to Rodney Legg’s excellent book “Mysterious Dorset” another golden coffin myth is told about this site.
“A golden coffin is said to be buried in one of the three prehistoric round barrows on the Cowleaze, a former pasture half a mile south-east of the village (Milbourne St Andrew O.S. ref. SY811967).
Thunder and lightning begins if anyone starts to dig for it, members of the Women’s institute were told when they recorded village folklore in the 1930s.
These barrows don’t appear on multimap at the co-ordinates given , however they do appear on magic in roughly the right place . I must go and have a look at them.

Sites within 20km of Cowleaze Barrows

Weatherby Castle

Hillfort • 0.71km SW

22

3
Roke Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 0.89km E

2

1
Bere Down

Long Barrow • 1.86km ENE

5

3
Tolpuddle Ball

Round Barrow(s) • 2.02km S

1

1
Double Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.21km SE

2

2
Deverel Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.43km NNE

13

7

2
Hawke Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.22km ENE

1
Stand Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.43km E

1
Black Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 3.74km ESE

8

4
Muddox Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.09km E

1
Throop Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 4.51km SE

2

1
Rawles Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.6km E

1
Woodbury Hill

Hillfort • 4.91km E

7

3

1
Bolton’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.94km E

1
Pallington Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 5.01km SSW

12

2
End Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.01km ESE

1
Dead Woman’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.17km SSE

1
Broomhill and Bere Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.33km E

2
Turner’s Puddle Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 5.83km SE

2

1
Yon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.45km ESE

1

2
Bloxworth Down

Round Barrow(s) • 6.49km E

4

2
Warren Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 7.21km ESE

1

1
Giant’s Grave

Round Barrow(s) • 7.34km WNW

2
Puddletown Forest

Round Barrow(s) • 7.65km WSW

2

1
Boswell’s Plantation

Round Barrow(s) • 8.45km SW

2

1
Robins Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.91km WSW

1
Old Knowle

Round Barrow(s) • 8.97km S

9

2
Heather Cottage

Round Barrow(s) • 9km SSE

1

2
The Rainbarrows

Round Barrow(s) • 9km WSW

8

4
Woolsbarrow

Hillfort • 9.1km E

7

3
Whitcombe Vale

Round Barrow(s) • 9.21km S

3

1
The Dorsetshire Gap

Ancient Trackway • 9.32km WNW

1
Tinker’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.4km SSW

1
Tadnoll Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.43km S

2

2
Cold Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.47km E

1
Bul Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.55km NW

2
Lyscombe Hill

Dyke • 9.88km WNW

2

1
The White Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.89km E

1
Nettlecombe Tout

Hillfort • 9.97km WNW

5

3
Rawlsbury

Hillfort • 10.1km NW

40

4
Huck Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.3km SW

2

2
Waterston Ridge

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.3km WSW

3

1
Blacknoll Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.31km S

6

2
Drove Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.33km S

4

1
Ibberton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 10.68km NNW

1

1
Fidler’s Green

Round Barrow(s) • 10.82km WSW

1

1
Sandy Barrow (West Stafford)

Round Barrow(s) • 11.37km SW

1

2
Woodman’s Cross

Round Barrow(s) • 11.59km SE

1

2
Spetisbury Rings

Hillfort • 11.64km ENE

14

1

3

2
Wolfeton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 11.73km WSW

3

1
Frome Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 11.86km SW

1
Bulbury Camp

Hillfort • 11.93km E

3
Ringmoor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12km NNW

5

2
Mount Pleasant

Henge • 12.23km SW

2

4

1
Whitcombe Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 12.31km SW

5

2
Turnworth Down Round Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 12.32km N

2

2
Conquer Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.39km SW

3

1

2
Baylea Farm Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.45km SE

3

2
Windmill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.61km ENE

1
Five Marys

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.67km S

9

5
Flagstones

Enclosure • 12.73km WSW

2

3
Fryer Mayne

Round Barrow(s) • 12.78km SW

1

2
The Seven Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 12.86km ESE

6

2
Worgret Heath Earthworks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13km ESE

1
Worgret Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.07km ESE

6

2
Mayne Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 13.07km SW

1

4
Shapwick Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.11km ENE

2

1
Lord’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.11km S

3

2
Wood Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.14km WSW

1

1
Coombe Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.18km SE

8

3
Chaldon Herring

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.23km S

2

1
Dorchester Palisaded Enclosure

Timber Circle • 13.34km WSW

3

1
Owermoigne Down

Round Barrow(s) • 13.49km SSW

6

2
Conygar Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.7km SW

8

4
Henbury Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.82km ENE

1
Maumbury Rings

Henge • 13.84km WSW

38

2

8
Poundbury Hillfort

Hillfort • 13.89km WSW

24

10
Whitcombe Barn

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.98km SW

3

1
Moigns Down

Round Barrow(s) • 14.02km SSW

2

1
Buzbury Rings

Hillfort • 14.22km NE

14

2

5
Five Barrow Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.25km SE

3

2
Povington Heath twin-barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.35km SE

1
Rawston Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.37km NE

2
Luton Down long barrow

Long Barrow • 14.43km NE

3

3
Hod Hill

Hillfort • 14.72km NNE

23

5

1
Poxwell

Cairn circle • 14.74km SSW

5

5
Bush Barrow (Lulworth)

Round Barrow(s) • 14.79km S

2

2
Bestwall Quarry

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.89km ESE

1

1
Whitfield

Round Barrow(s) • 14.89km WSW

2

1
Whitfield Farm

Long Barrow • 14.91km WSW

3

1

3
Straw Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.96km ENE

1

1
Round Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15km S

2

2
Herringston Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.05km SW

2

2
Cerne Abbas Giant

Hill Figure • 15.16km W

14

2

12

29

2
The Trendle (Cerne Abbas)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.17km W

1

2
White Horse Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 15.18km SW

3

2
Pimperne Down Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.24km NNE

1

2
Warehan Logboat

15.24km ESE

1
Banbury Hill

Hillfort • 15.33km NNW

5

1
South Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.39km SSW

4

2
Wardstone Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.45km S

1

2
King’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.46km ESE

2
The Chestnut Farm Group Pimperne

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.5km NE

2
Smacam Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 15.55km W

1
Ridge Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 15.61km W

1
Furzey Down Road

Ancient Trackway • 15.66km W

1
Came Wood Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 15.67km SW

6

2
Smacam Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.68km W

2
Chaldon Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.74km S

4

1
Three Lords Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.79km ESE

1
The Giants Grave (south) Hambledon Hill

Long Barrow • 15.81km N

1
Came Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.81km SW

18

3
Broadmayne Bank Barrow

Bank Barrow • 15.81km SW

33

3
East Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.81km SW

17

2
Culliford Tree Barrow

Long Barrow • 15.88km SW

5

1

4
Badbury Rings Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.91km ENE

24

5
Water Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 15.93km SE

1
West Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.98km SW

3

2
Ferny Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 16.06km SE

3

2
Thorn Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.1km SE

2

2
Dungeon Hill

Hillfort • 16.12km WNW

12

2
Povington Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.12km SE

1
Lanceborough King Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.15km WSW

12

3
Came Down Golf Club

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.15km SW

11

1
Hambledon

Hillfort • 16.15km N

26

13

3
Sandy Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.23km SSW

2

1
The Giants Grave (north) Hambledon Hill

Long Barrow • 16.3km N

1
Stoborough Heath Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.32km ESE

1
Maiden Castle (Dorchester)

Hillfort • 16.32km WSW

75

1

16

1
Maiden Castle Bank Barrow

Bank Barrow • 16.34km WSW

1
Hambury Tout

Round Barrow(s) • 16.39km SSE

3

1
Grimstone Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 16.47km WSW

2
Badbury Rings

Hillfort • 16.5km ENE

50

16

1
Maiden Castle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 16.55km WSW

3

2
Bindon Hill

Hillfort • 16.56km SSE

2

2
Grimstone Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.59km WSW

10

2
Drinking Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.59km ESE

1
Maiden Castle Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.64km WSW

1

1
Goggin’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.64km SSW

2

2
Telegraph Clump Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.77km NE

2
Bincombe Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.8km SW

41

4
Bincombe Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 16.8km SW

3

1
Telegraph Clump Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 16.83km NE

2
Penn Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.9km WSW

10

1
Sturminster Newton Castle

Hillfort • 16.94km NNW

1

1
Race Down

Long Barrow • 16.94km NE

6

4
Icen Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.94km ESE

1
The Wishing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.95km W

4

3
Race Down Round Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 16.99km NE

1
Hyde Hill Barrows (Purbeck)

Round Barrow(s) • 17km ESE

1
Creech Heath Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 17.03km ESE

1
Flower’s Barrow

Hillfort • 17.06km SE

38

1

5

2
Dogbury Hill

Hillfort • 17.11km W

3

2
Pimperne East Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.14km NE

2
Purlands Farm

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.14km WSW

6

1
Clandon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.26km WSW

7

1

2

2
Chalbury

Hillfort • 17.32km SW

24

2
Pimperne

Long Barrow • 17.37km NE

15

5
Three Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 17.72km ESE

1

2
Gould’s Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.74km SW

19

3
The Cliff (Tarrant Rawston)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.74km NE

2
Ridgeway Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 17.84km SW

3

1
Red Barn

Long Barrow • 17.89km WSW

1

2
Third Milestone Barrow Cemetery

Round Barrow(s) • 17.92km WSW

2
Arne Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.93km E

1
Creech Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.99km ESE

1

2
Hinton Bushes

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.01km NE

2
King Down

Round Barrow(s) • 18.13km ENE

10

3
Four Barrow Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.16km WSW

7

2
Stone Hill Down

Long Barrow • 18.37km ESE

2

2
Rew Lane

Round Barrow(s) • 18.45km WSW

3

2
Winterborne St Martin Disc Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.48km WSW

1
Ridge Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.48km WSW

14

1
Bradford Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.69km ENE

1

2

1
Tarrant Launceston Settlement Site

Causewayed Enclosure • 18.71km NE

2
Pigeon House

Long Barrow • 18.81km WSW

2
Grove Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.9km WSW

1

2
Peak End Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.93km W

2

1
Hog Cliff Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.94km WSW

1

2
Tarrant Hinton Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.06km NE

2
Windsbatch

Dyke • 19.3km SW

3

3
Hyde Hill Plantation (Tarrant Launceston)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.54km NE

3
Great Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 19.56km WSW

3

2
The Harpstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.61km ESE

7

7
Knowle Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 19.63km ESE

4

2
Pound Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.64km WSW

2

2
Friar Waddon

Round Barrow(s) • 19.94km SW

6

2

1