Bulbarrow Hill Archaeology

A chalk hill site of an Iron Age hillfort with stunning views over Hardy country and five counties.

Bulbarrow Hill at 274 metres is the second highest point in the County. The name comes from barrows or burial mounds, on the hill. Bulbarrow is a chalk hill near Woolland, five miles west of Blandford Forum and ten miles north of Dorchester which overlooks the Blackmore Vale.

Rawlsbury Camp, an Iron Age hill fort, is situated on a promontory of the hill. There is not much to see of the camp except twin embankments but on a good day, there are stunning views over five counties.

On 13th February 1969, a Gloster Meteor T7 crashed on the hill killing both pilots, Mr R Woolley and Fl Lt RV Patchett. The cause of the crash has never been established. Two local men Mr John Tory and Mr Donovan Browning received bravery awards for risking their lives trying to save the pilots.

Devotees of the '60s television series, 'Out of Town' may be interested to know that the ashes of its presenter, Jack Hargreaves, are scattered over the hill which lies above his last home, Raven Cottage.

Directions

Obviously, hillforts don't generally have postcodes but we have used the nearest one to locate the area on the map.

Bulbarrow Hill is signposted off the A354 Blandford to Salisbury road.

Additional Information

Images thanks to Roger Lane - http://www.dorsetpictures.com and Joe Dunckley - http://www.cotch.net/dorset

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