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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Grey Mare and her ColtsCountry: England County: Dorset Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Dorchester Nearest Village: Littlebredy
Map Ref: SY58398706 Landranger Map Number: 194
Latitude: 50.681700N Longitude: 2.590319W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 5 Access: 3.5
From Enkidu41: The tomb consists of a roughly triangular mound measuring approximately 75'. At its broader SE end it has a chamber of upright slabs, about 7' x 7', with a slipped 8' square capstone. 2 tall stones both over 7' high front the chamber and originally formed part of a crescentic forecourt together with a further large fallen stone to the north of the standing pair. There are traces of a peristalith on the southern side of the mound.
From JimChampion: The following is taken from the information board in Abbotsbury village car park...
Originally, Abbotsbury would have been covered in dense woodland which was gradually cleared from about 6000 years ago. Crude implements found along the margins of the Fleet suggest the presence of nomadic tribesmen. Towards the end of the middle-stone age, the south-west was 'invaded' by a wave of farmers who crossed the English channel in boats made of skins stretched across wooden frames. This society was known as the 'Windmill Hill Culture' and they are responsible for Abbotsbury's first prehistoric site. The long barrow known locally as the "Grey Mare and her Colts" which is to be found just over a mile north-north east of Abbotsbury dates from around 3000BC and has a single burial chamber made of sarsen stones.
The Ridgeway hills that stretch east-west, north of the village, provided a natural causeway for Neolithic man (4500-2000BC), bronze age man (2000-500BC) and iron age man (500BC-50AD). This Ridgeway track, apart from facilitating communication and trade also provided a perfect vantage point from which to scan the surrounding countryside for enemies - especially necessary in order to organise a defence should a sea-born attack threaten. There are at least 22 tumuli (most probably the burial mounds of local chieftains) still existent within Abbotsbury Parish"
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