tumulus
tumulus is an archaeological site in Tarrant Rushton, North Dorset District, England. tumulus is situated nearby to the evergreen forest Sheep Park Coppice, as well as near the village Tarrant Rushton.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Badbury Rings and Church of St Mary, Tarrant Rushton.
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 1¼ miles southeast of tumulus.
Church of St Mary, Tarrant Rushton
Church
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Church of St Mary, Tarrant Rushton is situated 1¼ miles northwest of tumulus.
All Saints’ Church, Tarrant Keyneston
Church
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All Saints' Church is a Church of England parish church in Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset, England. Most of the church dates to a rebuild of 1852–53, but the tower is 15th-century. The church is a Grade II* listed building. All Saints’ Church, Tarrant Keyneston is situated 2 miles west of tumulus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarrant Rushton and Witchampton.
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.
Witchampton
Village
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Witchampton is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated on the River Allen 5 miles north of Wimborne Minster. The 2011 census recorded a population of 398. Witchampton is situated 2½ miles northeast of tumulus.
Hinton Parva
Village
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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: Tarrant Rushton, North Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.84264° or 50° 50′ 34″ northLongitude
-2.06848° or 2° 4′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C2VRWVJ+3JOpenStreetMap ID
node 1159278068OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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