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Winterborne Came 18b, Bincombe, Dorset
Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SY 680 860 Also Known as: Monument No.1300126 (Pastscape) Archaeology & History A number of very large prehistoric burial mounds, or tumuli, were destroyed in this part of Dorset in the 19th century, including … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Dorset, England (south)
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bincombe, Bronze Age, burials, cairns, carved stones, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, death, Dorchester, Dorset, earth mysteries, english heritage, heritage, neolithic, Petroglyphs, petroglyphs, prehistoric sites, ritual remains, sacred sites, symbolism, tumuli, tumulus, Winterborne Came
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Came Down Carving, Winterborne Came, Bincombe, Dorset
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – SY 680 860 Also Known as: Winterborne Came 18b Carving (Grinsell) Archaeology & History On January 27, 1848, the great Dorsetshire antiquarian Charles Warne sent a letter to the British Archaeological Association about a series … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Dorset, England (south)
Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Bincombe, Bronze Age, burials, cairns, carved stones, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, death, Dorchester, Dorset, earth mysteries, neolithic, Petroglyphs, petroglyphs, prehistoric sites, ritual remains, sacred sites, symbolism, tumuli, tumulus, Winterborne Came
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Woodhenge, Dorchester, Oxfordshire
Timber Circle (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SU 5775 9513 Also Known as: Dorchester 3 NMR NUMBER: SU 59 NE 53 Site no. 371.21.1 Archaeology & History Although ascribed as a wooden ‘henge’ by archaeologist Jean Cook, the site is … Continue reading
Posted in England (south), Oxfordshire, Timber Circles
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Berinsfield, Bronze Age, Burcot, cursus, death, Dorchester, Dorchester-on-Thames, Drayton St. Leonards, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, Henges, neolithic, oaks, Oxfordshire, prehistoric sites, ritual sites, River Thames, sacred sites, Timber Circles, water
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Castle Hill, Little Wittenham, Oxfordshire
Hillfort: OS Grid Reference – SU 570 925 Also Known as: Sinodun Camp Wittenham Clumps Getting Here Either reach this from Dorchester’s Dyke Hills by crossing the bridge over the Thames at its southwestern side and walk thru the village … Continue reading
Posted in England (south), Hillforts, Oxfordshire
Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, Bronze Age, camps, Dorchester, dykes, Earthworks, enclosures, hill forts, Hillforts, Iron Age, Little Wittenham, neolithic, Oxfordshire, prehistoric sites, Romano-British, settlements
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Dyke Hills, Dorchester, Oxfordshire
Settlement: OS Grid Reference – SU 5735 9364 Also Known as: Dorchester Dykes Dorchester Fort Getting Here Easy to find. From Dorchester town centre, take the road at the bottom of town where the church is and walk along to … Continue reading
Big Rings Henge, Dorchester, Oxfordshire
Henge (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SU 572 953 Archaeology & History Very close to the once impressive Dorchester Cursus, this double-ringed prehistoric monument can no longer be seen thanks to the self-righteous arrogance of modern industrialists who care little … Continue reading
Posted in England (south), Henges, Oxfordshire
Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burials, cursus, death, Dorchester, Dorchester-on-Thames, english heritage, henge monuments, Henges, neolithic, Oxfordshire, prehistoric sites, ritual landscape, sacred sites
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Dorchester Cursus, Oxfordshire
Cursus: OS Grid Reference – SU 569 958 – SU 581 948 Also Known as: Dorchester-on-Thames Cursus Overy Cursus Archaeology & History Nowadays marked on modern Ordnance Survey maps as part of a ‘Neolithic Sacred Complex,’ this linear monument was … Continue reading
Posted in Cursus Monuments, England (south), Oxfordshire
Tagged alignments, ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Berinsfield, Bronze Age, Burcot, ceremonial, cursus, Cursus Monuments, death, Dorchester, english heritage, leys, neolithic, Overy, Oxfordshire, prehistoric sites, religion, ritual landscape, sacred sites
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