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Drinking Barrow, Dorset

Drinking Barrow is a prehistoric bowl barrow, situated on the western edge of a sandstone ridge near to Creech, on the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset. The barrow has a mound composed of earth, sand and turf with a maximum diameter of 65ft and a maximum height of 3ft. It is within the council area of Dorset.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1014132.

Place Type: Prehistoric Burial Site
Historic County: Dorset
Lat, Long: 50.647733,-2.133042
Grid Reference: SY 9069 8312
Civil Parish: Steeple with Tyneham CP
Council Area: Dorset CA
Police Area: Dorset PA

GBPN ID: 301418
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Drinking_Barrow,_Dorset_301418

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