Straw Barrow
Straw Barrow is an archaeological site in Shapwick, East Dorset District, England. Straw Barrow is situated nearby to the archaeological site tumulus, as well as near tumuli.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Badbury Rings and Philae obelisk.
Badbury Rings
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 east of Straw Barrow.
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 2½ miles southeast of Straw Barrow.
Parish Church of Saint Bartholomew
Church
Photo: Steve Rigg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parish Church of Saint Bartholomew is situated 1 mile southwest of Straw Barrow.
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 2 miles north of Straw Barrow.
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 2 miles west of Straw Barrow.
Charlton Marshall
Village
Photo: Toby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Charlton Marshall is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It lies within the Dorset administrative district, on the A350 road 2 miles south of the market town of Blandford Forum. Charlton Marshall is situated 3 miles west of Straw Barrow.
Straw Barrow
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Shapwick, Dorset, England, UK
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Shapwick, East Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.82774° or 50° 49′ 40″ northLongitude
-2.07714° or 2° 4′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C2VRWHF+34OpenStreetMap ID
node 1159278042OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q17663895
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