The southern range from the South Dorset Ridgeway, from a very damaged barrow, Bincombe 31.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 16/09/09
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This is an extensive set of square celtic fields on a south facing hill, south of the village of Sydling St Nicholas. These fields have never been ploughed and are a rare survival locally. They are only about a mile west of the large enclosure on Grimstone down. There were also settlements at nearby Shearplace hill and Smacam Down.
Celtic field system, south of the village of Sydling St Nicholas.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 16/09/09
An extension of the field system on the hill to the east.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 16/09/09
These three bowl barrows are just to the east of the hybrid bell/disc barrow.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 24/08/09
Three northern outliers.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 26/03/2007
One of the northern outliers from the main group.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 26/03/2007
One of the central, medium sized bowl barrows.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 26/03/2007
This large hole is in the centre of the bell barrow, doubtless made by some 19th century antiquarian.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 26/03/2007
A very small barrow from the top of the bell barrow.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 26/03/2007
Looking west at the smallest and largest barrows on the site.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 26/03/2007
The large bell barrow with a smaller bowl barrow in the foreground.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 26/03/2007
These are the westerly barrows.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 26/03/2007
The ditch and berm of the big bell barrow.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 26/03/2007
The western, large bowl barrow.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 26/03/2007
The western most barrow on the site, also one of the largest.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 26/03/2007
Looking west across the site from the top of the eastern most barrow.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 26/03/2007
A shallow boudary ditch edged with slabs of stone.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 26/03/2007
What appear to be conjoined barrows.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 26/03/2007
This very battered round barrow is just next to Hardys’ monument, it has animal damage and is constantly walked upon.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 17/04/2007
The most westerly of the group, this overlooks the Valley of the Stones.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 26/03/2007
The larger of two bowl barrows, just below and to the north of the Hardy monument.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 26/03/2007
Two of the eastern bowl barrows from the path to Bronkham Hill.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 26/03/2007
This is one of a number of barrows on the East Holme Firing range. The range is on heathland between the river Frome and the coast, to the north of the Purbeck hills. The only way to see the barrow is from the hills above with binoculars or a long camera lens.
The nearby Povington barrow was not visible, at only a metre in height it is probably obscured by vegetation at this time of year.
It appears to be in good condition when viewed through binoculars, MAGIC says it is 2 metres in height and 27 in diameter.
The barrow is just right of centre in the photo, this is as close as I could get to it.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 18/08/09
The hillfort from the east, above the deserted village of Tyneham.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 07/08/09
Some of the group from the hill to the south.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 07/08/09
There is very little information I can find about this small oval hillfort just to the north of the West Dorset village of Cattistock. The only written reference I can find is in a small book by Phil Wilton called the “Castles of Dorset”.
He says some people think it to be natural, but he thinks it to be clearly manmade. Having visited I am pretty sure he is right, also M.A.G.I.C and the OS describe it as a hillfort.
There appears to be a round barrow in the interior, which unfortunately I couldn’t see from the valley below.
There is no direct access to this site, as the only footpath is much lower down the hill, from it the hillfort is invisible. The hillfort appears to be on private land.
If anybody else knows any more about it I would be glad to know.
The hillfort from the valley below, looking north west.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 27/07/09
This shows just how much archaeology is in this small corner of south west Dorset. The blue dots are round barrows.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 16/08/07
The complete southern side of the fortress from Gould’s hill to the south.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 25/07/09
A small, low round barrow to the south of the monument, the wooden posts are there to stop people parking on it!
Image credit: Mike Rowland 25/07/09
The large round barrow adjacent to the Hardy monument on the summit of Blackdown hill.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 25/07/09
The Hellstone and what appears to be either a round barrow or part of the original long barrow mound. The stones are in the left hand corner, the photo was taken from Hardy’s monument to the north.
Image credit: formicaant 25/07/09
Clandon barrow in the distance, from the west, with Lanceborough in the foreground.
Image credit: formicaant 13/07/09
This is a 1759 engraving by J.Newton and it hangs on my bedroom wall. The view itself would be impossible now as everthing is hugely built up.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 13/07/09
A stitched together photo of the bell barrow.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 01/07/09
The southern and western inner banks from the top of the barrow looking west.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 01/07/09
The full length view of the western inner bank from the northern bank.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 01/07/09
Looking east along the length of the north rampart.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 01/07/09
The ditch between the two western ramparts.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 01/07/09
The bowl barrow in the interior of the fort.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 01/07/09
A slightly fuller picture of the barrow.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 30/06/09
A group of 3 barrows in the eastern half of the cemetery.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 29/06/09
This is an extended barrow cemetery of 11 barrows of various types which runs up a shallow valley to the north of Bere Regis. The single barrow in the photo is one of a group of three in the western side of the cemetery.
The group of three are on the east side of the valley, just north of Millum Head.
This single round barrow is one of 11 in this extended barrow cemetery north of Bere Regis.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 29/06/09
This is a group of 8 barrows south of the Bincombe and Came group. One of the barrows is a rare oval type having a length of 40 metres and width of 20 metres. This is one of less than 50 recorded examples.
The green patch in the middle of the photo is a large oval barrow.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 28/06/09
Most of the hillfort from the valley below it.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 28/05/09