tumulus
tumulus is an archaeological site in Pamphill, East Dorset District, England. tumulus is situated nearby to the peak Badbury Rings, as well as near the village Hinton Parva.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Philae obelisk and Badbury Rings.
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 1½ miles south of tumulus.
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 west of tumulus.
Kingston Lacy
Manor estate
Photo: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 1½ miles south of tumulus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hinton Parva and Witchampton.
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.
Witchampton
Village
Photo: Colin Foot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2 miles north of tumulus.
Hinton Martell
Village
Photo: Jim Probert, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hinton Martell is a village and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Hinton, in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies within the Dorset unitary authority area of the county, three miles north of the town of Wimborne Minster. Hinton Martell is situated 2½ miles northeast of tumulus.
tumulus
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Pamphill, East Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.83088° or 50° 49′ 51″ northLongitude
-2.02933° or 2° 1′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C2VRXJC+97OpenStreetMap ID
node 1159278076OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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