Woolsbarrow Hillfort
Woolsbarrow Hillfort is a hillfort on Bloxworth Heath in the county of Dorset, England. It dates to the period from the Late Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age and is classed as an ancient monument.Photo: John Lamper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Woolsbarrow”, “Woolsbarrow Fort”, and “Woolsbarrow, a hillfort on Bloxworth Heath”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parish Church of St Andrew, Bloxworth and St Mary’s Church.
Parish Church of St Andrew, Bloxworth
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parish Church of St Andrew, Bloxworth is situated 1½ miles northwest of Woolsbarrow Hillfort.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary’s Church is situated 2½ miles northeast of Woolsbarrow Hillfort.
The Cock And Bottle Inn
Pub
Photo: Alex McGregor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cock And Bottle Inn is a pub, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Woolsbarrow Hillfort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandford and Organford.
Sandford
Village
Photo: David Squire, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandford is a village in the English county of Dorset, on the A351 road some two miles from Wareham and seven miles from Poole. Sandford forms the only significant settlement within the civil parish of Wareham St. Sandford is situated 3 miles southeast of Woolsbarrow Hillfort.
Organford
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Organford is a hamlet in the county of Dorset, England. It is located just south of the A35 between Lytchett Minster and Slepe. Organford is situated 3 miles east of Woolsbarrow Hillfort.
Winterborne Tomson
Hamlet
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Winterborne Tomson is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Anderson, in the Dorset, district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. Winterborne Tomson is situated 3 miles north of Woolsbarrow Hillfort.
Woolsbarrow Hillfort
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bloxworth, Purbeck District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.73258° or 50° 43′ 57″ northLongitude
-2.15336° or 2° 9′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C2VPRMW+2MOpenStreetMap ID
way 46836053OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q17675435
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