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Earthworks on Houghton South Down, including group of three round barrows

A Scheduled Monument in Milton Abbas, Dorset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.8326 / 50°49'57"N

Longitude: -2.2722 / 2°16'19"W

OS Eastings: 380928.984569

OS Northings: 103703.727335

OS Grid: ST809037

Mapcode National: GBR 0Y6.NCR

Mapcode Global: FRA 664W.SQB

Entry Name: Earthworks on Houghton South Down, including group of three round barrows

Scheduled Date:

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1002440

English Heritage Legacy ID: DO 676

County: Dorset

Civil Parish: Milton Abbas

Traditional County: Dorset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Dorset

Church of England Parish: Winterbourne Houghton St Andrew

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

Details

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Source: Historic England

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