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Dorset on The Modern Antiquarian, the UK & Ireland's most popular megalithic community website. 14 news items, 3 images, 2 weblinks, plus information on many more ancient sites nearby and across the UK & Ireland.

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6 posts Abbotsbury & the Swannery	16 posts Abbotsbury Castle Hillfort	4 posts Ashmore Down Long Barrow
2 posts Askerswell Dyke	21 posts 1 site Badbury Rings Barrow Cemetery	55 posts Badbury Rings Hillfort
6 posts Banbury Hill Hillfort	7 posts Berendes Beorh Round Barrow(s)	7 posts Bere Down Long Barrow
2 posts Bestwall Quarry Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork	11 posts Big Wood Barrow Cemetery	32 posts 1 site Bincombe Down Barrow Cemetery
3 posts Bindon Hill Hillfort	3 posts Bind Barrow Round Barrow(s)	7 posts Blacknoll Hill Barrow Cemetery
11 posts Black Down Bank Barrow	20 posts Black Down Barrow Cemetery Barrow Cemetery	10 posts Black Hill Round Barrow(s)
3 posts Blagdon Hill Round Barrow(s)	6 posts Bloxworth Down Round Barrow(s)	15 posts Bokerley Down Long Barrow
3 posts Boswell's Plantation Round Barrow(s)	9 posts Bottlebush Down Round Barrow(s)	4 posts Bradford Barrow Round Barrow(s)
2 posts Bradpole Round Barrow(s)	14 posts Branksome Library Stone Standing Stones	14 posts The Broad Stone Stone Circle
21 posts Bronkham Hill Barrow Cemetery	4 posts Bulbury Camp Hillfort	3 posts Bull Barrow (Holt) Round Barrow(s)
1 post Bul Barrow Round Barrow(s)	19 posts Buzbury Rings Hillfort	10 posts Came Down Golf Club Barrow Cemetery
20 posts 3 sites Came Wood Barrow Cemetery	2 posts Canford Heath Barrow Cemetery	5 posts Canon Hill Round Barrow(s)
2 posts The Castle (Cattistock) Hillfort	23 posts Chalbury Hillfort	5 posts 3 sites Chaldon Down Barrow Cemetery
3 posts Chaldon Herring Barrow Cemetery	5 posts Chapel Hill Sacred Hill	2 posts Charlton Down Round Barrow(s)
15 posts Chettle House Long Barrow	3 posts Chettle Long Barrow Long Barrow	6 posts Chilcombe Hill Hillfort
11 posts Clandon Barrow Round Barrow(s)	3 posts Colmer's Hill Sacred Hill	19 posts Coney's Castle Hillfort
10 posts Conygar Hill Round Barrow(s)	10 posts Coombe Heath Barrow Cemetery	7 posts Corscombe Standing Stones
3 posts Cowleaze Barrows Round Barrow(s)	2 posts Creech Barrow Round Barrow(s)	3 posts Crow Hill Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
22 posts Deverel Barrow Round Barrow(s)	5 posts Dogbury Hill Hillfort	5 posts Doghouse Hill Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
4 posts Dorchester Palisaded Enclosure Timber Circle	1 post The Dorsetshire Gap Ancient Trackway	8 posts 2 sites The Dorset Cursus Cursus
3 posts Double Barrow Round Barrow(s)	5 posts Drove Hill Barrow Cemetery	6 posts Dudsbury Camp Hillfort
15 posts Dungeon Hill Hillfort	19 posts East Hill Barrows Barrow Cemetery	38 posts 1 site Eggardon Hill Hillfort
3 posts Eype Down Round Barrow(s)	2 posts Field Barn Round Barrow(s)	14 posts Five Marys Barrow Cemetery
4 posts Flagstones Enclosure	7 posts Four Barrow Hill Round Barrow(s)	9 posts Friar Waddon Round Barrow(s)
2 posts Fryer Mayne Round Barrow(s)	2 posts Giant’s Grave Round Barrow(s)	1 post Giant's Grave and Giant's Trencher Round Barrow(s)
3 posts Goggin's Barrow Round Barrow(s)	16 posts Golden Cap Sacred Hill	17 posts Gould's Hill Barrows Barrow Cemetery
4 posts Great Hill Barrows Round Barrow(s)	28 posts The Grey Mare & Her Colts Long Barrow	10 posts Grimstone Down Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
2 posts Grove Hill Round Barrow(s)	9 posts Gussage Hill Long Barrow	27 posts Hambledon Hillfort
4 posts Hammiton Hill Round Barrow(s)	24 posts Hampton Down Stone Circle	5 posts Hardown Hill Barrow Cemetery
2 posts Heather Cottage Round Barrow(s)	71 posts The Hellstone Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech	10 posts The Helstone Standing Stone / Menhir
16 posts Hengistbury Head Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork	3 posts Herringston Barrow Round Barrow(s)	25 posts Hod Hill Hillfort
3 posts Hog Cliff Hill Round Barrow(s)	3 posts Huck Barrow Round Barrow(s)	9 posts 3 sites Isle of Portland
2 posts 29 sites The Isle of Purbeck	33 posts 1 site Kingston Russell Stone Circle	12 posts King Down Round Barrow(s)
65 posts 1 site Knowlton Henges Henge	14 posts Lambert's Castle Hillfort	11 posts Lanceborough King Barrow Round Barrow(s)
4 posts Lewesdon Hill Hillfort	3 posts Limekiln Hill Round Barrow(s)	2 posts Little Bredy Round Barrow(s)
5 posts Longbury Long Barrow	3 posts Longlands Round Barrow(s)	24 posts Long Bredy Bank Barrow
3 posts Lord's Barrow Round Barrow(s)	4 posts Luton Down long barrow Long Barrow	3 posts Lyscombe Hill Dyke
3 posts Mag's Barrow Round Barrow(s)	67 posts 1 site Maiden Castle (Dorchester) Hillfort	6 posts Martin's Down Long Barrow Long Barrow
38 posts Maumbury Rings Henge	4 posts Mayne Stone Circle Stone Circle	7 posts Mistleberry Fort Hillfort
3 posts Moigns Down Round Barrow(s)	4 posts 1 site Mount Pleasant Henge	8 posts Nettlecombe Tout Hillfort
80 posts The Nine Stones of Winterbourne Abbas Stone Circle	37 posts Oakley Down Barrow Cemetery	10 posts Old Knowle Round Barrow(s)
6 posts Old Warren Hillfort	8 posts Owermoigne Down Round Barrow(s)	14 posts Pallington Clump Round Barrow(s)
2 posts Parley Barrow Round Barrow(s)	3 posts Peak End Hill Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork	5 posts Penbury Knoll Hillfort
11 posts Penn Hill Barrow Cemetery	19 posts Pentridge 21 / IIa/b Bank Barrow	2 posts Pentridge III Long Barrow
1 post Pigeon House Long Barrow	32 posts Pilsdon Pen Hillfort	10 posts Pimperne Long Barrow
1 post Pin Knoll Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork	4 posts Pompey's Corner Round Barrow(s)	29 posts Poundbury Hillfort Hillfort
3 posts Pound Hill Barrow Cemetery	4 posts Powerstock Common Round Barrow(s)	9 posts Poxwell Cairn Circle Ring Cairn
3 posts Puddletown Forest Round Barrow(s)	4 posts Puncknowle Round Barrow(s)	7 posts Purlands Farm Barrow Cemetery
3 posts Race Down long barrow Long Barrow	11 posts The Rainbarrows Round Barrow(s)	2 posts Ralph's Barrow Round Barrow(s)
44 posts Rawlsbury Hillfort	2 posts Red Barn Long Barrow	4 posts Rew Lane Round Barrow(s)
5 posts Ridgeway Hill Round Barrow(s)	13 posts Ridge Hill Barrow Cemetery	7 posts Ringmoor Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
3 posts Roke Down Barrow Cemetery	3 posts Sandy Barrow Round Barrow(s)	2 posts Sandy Barrow (West Stafford) Round Barrow(s)
7 posts The Seven Barrows Round Barrow(s)	3 posts Shapwick Barrow Round Barrow(s)	4 posts 1 site Sheep Down Barrow Cemetery
4 posts Sheep Down Long Barrow Long Barrow	4 posts Shipton Gorge Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork	8 posts Shipton Hill Hillfort
3 posts Simons Ground Barrow Cemetery	1 post Smacam Down Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork	5 posts South Down Barrow Cemetery
13 posts Spetisbury Rings Hillfort	1 post Sturminster Newton Castle Hillfort	4 posts St Catherine's Hill Barrow Cemetery
3 posts Summerlug Hill Round Barrow(s)	3 posts Tadnoll Barrow Round Barrow(s)	5 posts Tenants Hill Enclosure
4 posts Thickthorn Down (South) Long Barrow	7 posts Thorncombe Beacon Round Barrow(s)	4 posts Three Barrow Clump Barrow Cemetery
3 posts Throop Clump Round Barrow(s)	2 posts Tolpuddle Ball Round Barrow(s)	4 posts Trent Barrow Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
10 posts Tulk's Hill Round Barrow(s)	3 posts Turner's Puddle Heath Round Barrow(s)	2 posts Turnworth Down Round Barrows Round Barrow(s)
23 posts The Valley of Stones Natural Rock Feature	6 posts Verwood Stone Standing Stone / Menhir	4 posts 1 site Waterston Ridge Barrow Cemetery
6 posts Wears Hill Round Barrow(s)	23 posts Weatherby Castle Hillfort	5 posts West Compton Down Burial Chamber
5 posts West Hill Barrows Barrow Cemetery	4 posts Whitcombe Barn Barrow Cemetery	6 posts Whitcombe Hill Round Barrow(s)
4 posts Whitcombe Vale Round Barrow(s)	12 posts White Hill Barrows Barrow Cemetery	4 posts White Horse Hill Round Barrow(s)
3 posts Whitfield Round Barrow(s)	6 posts Whitfield Farm Long Barrow	Wimborne St. Giles Round Barrow(s)
4 posts Windsbatch Dyke	27 posts Winterbourne Poor Lot Round Barrow(s)	3 posts Winterbourne Steepleton Cromlech Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech
4 posts Wolfeton Clump Round Barrow(s)	10 posts Woodbury Hill Hillfort	2 posts Woodcutts Common Earthwork
2 posts Woodman's Cross Round Barrow(s)	2 posts Wood Hill Round Barrow(s)	7 posts Woolsbarrow Hillfort
15 posts Wor Barrow Long Barrow	10 posts Wyke Down Barrow Cemetery	6 posts Wynford Eagle Round Barrow(s)
2 posts Yon Barrow Round Barrow(s)

Sites of disputed antiquity:

4 posts Bishop's Limekiln Natural Rock Feature	42 posts 3 sites Cerne Abbas Giant Hill Figure	6 posts Chapel Hill Abbotsbury Ancient Temple
6 posts Evershot Standing Stone / Menhir	4 posts Toller Porcorum Churchyard Christianised Site

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Iron Age Antics

Sat 24 July 11.00 - 15.00
Romano-British House, Upton Country Park, Poole

Be transported back to the time of the Poole logboat. Learn Iron Age crafts, cook Iron Age style and handle real archaeological finds.

Poole Museum Service
c.gardiner@poole.gov.uk

Event part of the Festival of British Archaeology - 17th July to 1st August 2010

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Posted by Chance
5th July 2010ce

Edited 5th July 2010ce

The South Dorset Ridgeway Festival

Fri 16 - Sat 31 July 09.30-16.00
South Dorset Ridgeway

Join us to celebrate the wonders of the archaeology of South Dorset Ridgeway with walks, talks and stories amongst other
things.

Ridgeway Uncovered - The Archaeology of the South Dorset Ridgeway
Sat 17 July 09.30-16... continues...

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Posted by Chance
5th July 2010ce

Archaeological project in Blandford gets lottery grant.

An archaeological scheme to investigate an area of Blandford in Dorset where ancient settlements have been found has been given £23,100 of lottery cash.

In 2008 a dig was carried out on the site earmarked for the new Milldown Primary School in the town... continues...

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Posted by The Eternal
28th January 2010ce

Archaeologists find skulls on route of new road

The skulls of scores of young men have been found in a burial pit on the route of a new road in Dorset.

So far 45 skulls, believed to be almost 2,000 years old, have been found, and more may be found as the pit is emptied... continues...

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Posted by danielspaniel
11th June 2009ce

Edited 11th June 2009ce

Ancient Burial Ground Uncovered.

More than a dozen skeletons thought to be thousands of years old, have been found by Oxford archaeologists working at an ancient burial site in Dorset.

Excavations are taking place at the site in Weymouth before builders move in to build an access road to the Olympic sailing centre for 2012... continues...

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Posted by The Eternal
31st December 2008ce

Edited 4th January 2009ce

£150,000 for south Dorset Ridgeway

The south Dorset Ridgeway project was launched in Portesham village hall. The three year project aims to protect historic monuments affected by erosion over the last forty years. The cash comes from the heritage lottery fund.

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Posted by formicaant
19th February 2008ce

Roman coffin at Prince's village

Archaeologists have unearthed a Roman coffin and skeletons at the Prince of Wales's model village, a charity said.

The Wessex Archaeology team discovered the coffin, thought to be made of Portland Stone and which has now been removed, in Poundbury, Dorset... continues...

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Posted by Pilgrim
5th September 2007ce

Edited 5th September 2007ce

Iron Age Boat To Be Displayed in Poole

An Iron Age boat found when Poole Harbour was dredged in the 1960s is nearly ready for display after extensive conservation work overseen by York Archaeological Trust. You can visit it when the Poole Museum reopens in June. From the Manchester Evening News website.

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Posted by Rhiannon
12th February 2007ce

Edited 12th February 2007ce

Art to raise Ridgeway's profile

From an article published on the BBC News web site on 19th October 2005:

A campaign to raise public awareness of a historic countryside area to safeguard it for the future is to be launched next month... continues...

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Posted by Kammer
20th October 2005ce

Edited 10th February 2006ce

Bid to help Dorset folk love 'lumps and bumps'

A new project aims to increase people's awareness, knowledge and appreciation of the amazing landscape between Weymouth and Dorchester... continues...

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Posted by ocifant
14th October 2005ce

Edited 8th February 2006ce

Practical Archaeology Training Course in September

Practical Archaeology Training Course
at Down Farm, Sixpenny Handley

September 5th – 9th and 12th – 16th2005

Following the success of last year, these five day courses will take place at Martin Green's farm on Cranbourne Chase – 'one of the most carefully studied areas in western Europe'... continues...

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Posted by TMA Ed
27th July 2005ce

Edited 10th February 2006ce

Sugar Coated - Iron Age Boat

Source: The Times: 11 June 2005

Sweet return for Iron Age boat with a heart of oak
By Simon de Bruxelles

AN ANCIENT dugout canoe is to be seen in public for the first time in 2,300 years after spending the past decade being preserved in sugar... continues...

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Posted by Ike
12th June 2005ce

Edited 10th February 2006ce

Golden find is 4,000 years old

Hmmm, I wonder how much more has been found and not reported?
A day's metal detecting has unearthed an unexpected treasure - a 4,000-year-old piece of gold.

The ornamental piece of gold is only the second piece to ever be found in the UK and the first to be discovered in Dorset... continues...

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Posted by Jane
21st May 2004ce

Edited 10th February 2006ce

Practical Archaeology Course in Dorset this September

Practical Archaeology Course at Down Farm, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset

From 13th- 17th September, and again from the 20th- 24th September 2004, Wessex Archaeology will be running two five day practical archaeology training courses at Down Farm, Sixpenny Handley... continues...

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Posted by Jane
8th April 2004ce

Edited 10th February 2006ce

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The Hellstone (Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech) — Fieldnotes

The best place to park for this site is the layby by the Farm on Portisham Hill, next to the farm at SY601879. The path leading from the style at the layby across the field will lead you directly to the Hellstone. After the first field you need to walk on the other side of the hedge, and then change back again for the third field to be on the correct side for the style and to avoid the electric fence.
This is all going to change soon though as I met the farmer who told me they are soon to change the path leading to the Hellstone.

This lay by is also the perfect place to leave the car to walk to Hampton Down opposite, and just back along The Valley of the Stones and if you have time why not continue on past the valley of the Stones off Coombe Road and then take the right hand turn onto Bishop's Road. The track to The Grey Mare and her Colts and Kingston Russell is just off another right turn (the next one you come to on Bishops Road) onto a farm track.

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