Dorset
East Dorset District
Wimborne St. Giles

tumulus

tumulus is an archaeological site in , , . tumulus is situated nearby to the manor estate , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Giles House and Church of St Giles, Wimborne St Giles.

Manor estate
is located at Wimborne St Giles in in England, just south of . It is the ancestral seat of the Ashley-Cooper family, which is headed by the Earl of Shaftesbury. is situated 1,600 feet north of tumulus.

Church
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The Church of St Giles is the Church of England parish church for the village of , . Originally founded in the 13th century and rebuilt several times over the ensuing centuries, the present church is a mixture of Georgian and Gothic Revival architecture. is situated 2,800 feet north of tumulus.

Archaeological site
Photo: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
are a complex of henges and earthworks in , , . The henge enclosing Knowlton Church is the best known and best preserved, but there are at least two other henges in the vicinity as well as numerous round barrows. is situated 1 mile southwest of tumulus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Knowlton and Boveridge.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the civil parish of , . It is about 6 miles north of town , and about 1 mile south of the village of .

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in , England about 1 mile north of Cranborne, 12 miles south-west of , , and 10 miles north-east of , Dorset. is situated 3 miles northeast of tumulus.

Village
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Gussage Saint Michael is a small village in , in the south of . At the 2001 census, the village had a population of 219. is tucked off the main A354 as it runs through the , ten miles from and fourteen miles from . is situated 3 miles west of tumulus.

tumulus

Latitude
50.89957° or 50° 53′ 58″ north
Longitude
-1.95372° or 1° 57′ 13″ west
Open location code
9C2WV2XW+RG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1159325389
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
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