Tumulus

Tumulus is an archaeological site in , , . Tumulus is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the nature reserve .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wor Barrow and Church of St Mary.

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 1¼ miles north of Tumulus.

Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Tumulus.

Nature reserve
Photo: Nigel Freeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 34-hectare woodland in , , , near the boundary with . It is at grid reference SU004190, around 15 km SE of and around 3 km north of the village of , owned by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds to protect species living in the region. is situated 2 miles north of Tumulus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge.

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: 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. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Tumulus.

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. is situated 3 miles northeast of Tumulus.

Tumulus

Latitude
50.93894° or 50° 56′ 20″ north
Longitude
-1.99135° or 1° 59′ 29″ west
Open location code
9C2WW2Q5+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 176800200
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
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