The Grey Mare and her Colts
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The Grey Mare and her Colts are a prehistoric long barrow and burial chamber near Abbotsbury in Dorset.
Description
- Location: 50°40’54"N, 2°35’22"W
- Streetmap: SY584870
The Grey Mare and her Colts may be found at the head of a dry valley in the parish of Long Bredy.[1] The site is accessible. The remains of another tomb, the Hell Stone, is a mile to the east; while the Kingston Russell Stone Circle is around half a mile northwest.
The remnants of the burial chamber are located at the southeast end of a long barrow.[2] The long barrow is a rectangular mound, orientated northwest to southeast and 80 feet long. The mound tapers in width from the southeast end (43 feet) to the northwest end (26 feet).[1] The burial chamber and façade are ruined and the capstone has fallen down.[2]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Monuments Record: No. 450303 – The Grey Mare and her Colts
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Daniel, Glyn E.: 'The Prehistoric Chamber Tombs of England and Wales' (Cambridge University Press, 1950) page 93 ISBN 110769762X