Tumulus
Tumulus is an archaeological site in Pentridge, East Dorset District, England. Tumulus is situated nearby to the forest Salisbury Plantation, as well as near the pond Water Lake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wor Barrow and Church of St Rumbold.
Wor Barrow
Archaeological site
Photo: Simon Barnes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wor Barrow is a Neolithic long barrow on Cranborne Chase, about 1 mile east of Sixpenny Handley in Dorset, 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". Wor Barrow is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Tumulus.
Church of St Rumbold
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Rumbold is situated 1 mile north of Tumulus.
Bokerley Dyke
Historic site
Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bokerley Dyke, Bokerly Dyke, Bokerley Ditch, is a linear earthwork 5.75 kilometres long on Cranborne Chase in Dorset, partially running along the county's border with Hampshire between Woodyates and Martin. Bokerley Dyke is situated 2 miles northeast of Tumulus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pentridge and Sixpenny Handley.
Pentridge
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pentridge is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge, in the Dorset district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England, lying in the north-east of the county.
Sixpenny Handley
Village
Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sixpenny Handley or Handley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge, in north east Dorset, England, situated on Cranborne Chase ten miles north east of Blandford Forum. Sixpenny Handley is situated 2 miles west of Tumulus.
Woodyates
Hamlet
Photo: Paul Billington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woodyates is a hamlet, sometimes considered a village, in the civil parish of Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge, in the county of Dorset, near its border with Wiltshire, in the west of England. Woodyates is situated 2 miles north of Tumulus.
Tumulus
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Pentridge, East Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.94575° or 50° 56′ 45″ northLongitude
-1.96239° or 1° 57′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C2WW2WQ+72OpenStreetMap ID
way 176800232OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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