tumulus
tumulus is an archaeological site in Shapwick, East Dorset District, England. tumulus is situated nearby to the archaeological site Straw Barrow, as well as near tumuli.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Badbury Rings and Philae obelisk.
Badbury Rings
Archaeological site
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Badbury Rings is an Iron Age hill fort and Scheduled Monument in east Dorset, England. It was in the territory of the Durotriges. In the Roman era a temple was located immediately west of the fort, and there was a Romano-British town known as Vindocladia a short distance to the south-west. Badbury Rings is situated 1 mile southeast of tumulus.
Philae obelisk
Obelisk
Photo: Eugene Birchall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Philae obelisk is one of a pair of twin obelisks erected at Philae in Upper Egypt in the second century BC. It was discovered by William John Bankes in 1815, who had it brought to Kingston Lacy in Dorset, England, where it still stands today. Philae obelisk is situated 2 miles southeast of tumulus.
Kingston Lacy
Manor estate
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Kingston Lacy is a country house and estate near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England. It was for many years the family seat of the Bankes family who lived nearby at Corfe Castle until its destruction in the English Civil War after its incumbent owners, Sir John Bankes and Dame Mary, had remained loyal to Charles I. Kingston Lacy is situated 2 miles southeast of tumulus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarrant Rushton and Spetisbury.
Tarrant Rushton
Village
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Tarrant Rushton is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England. The village is situated in the Tarrant Valley about three miles east of Blandford Forum. Tarrant Rushton is situated 1½ miles northwest of tumulus.
Spetisbury
Village
Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Spetisbury is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England, situated on the River Stour and the A350, four miles southeast of Blandford Forum. According to the Domesday Book of 1086, the village had 30 households. Spetisbury is situated 2½ miles west of tumulus.
Hinton Parva
Village
Photo: Toby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hinton Parva is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Hinton, in east Dorset, England, three miles north of Wimborne Minster. The parish had a population of 56 in 2001 and included the nearby village of Stanbridge. Hinton Parva is situated 3 miles east of tumulus.
tumulus
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Shapwick, East Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.83183° or 50° 49′ 55″ northLongitude
-2.06993° or 2° 4′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C2VRWJJ+P2OpenStreetMap ID
node 1159277948OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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