Dorset
East Dorset District
Pentridge

Tumulus

Tumulus is an archaeological site in , , . Tumulus is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near the hamlet .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wor Barrow and Church of St Rumbold.

Archaeological site
Photo: Simon Barnes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Neolithic long barrow on , about 1 mile east of in , England. It is a scheduled monument. Its excavation by Augustus Pitt Rivers in 1893–1894 has been described as "an important event in the study of British archaeology". is situated 2,100 feet west of Tumulus.

Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1 mile east of Tumulus.

Historic site
Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, Bokerly Dyke, Bokerley Ditch, is a linear earthwork 5.75 kilometres long on in , partially running along the county's border with between and . is situated 2 miles northeast of Tumulus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pentridge and Sixpenny Handley.

Hamlet
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sixpenny Handley and , in the Dorset district, in the ceremonial county of , England, lying in the north-east of the county.

Village
Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Handley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of and Pentridge, in north east , England, situated on ten miles north east of .

Hamlet
Photo: Paul Billington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet, sometimes considered a village, in the civil parish of Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge, in the county of , near its border with , in the west of England.

Tumulus

Latitude
50.95463° or 50° 57′ 17″ north
Longitude
-1.97472° or 1° 58′ 29″ west
Open location code
9C2WX23G+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 176800195
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­meadow
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