Location Dorset | Type Dolmen | |
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The grey mare and her colts neolithic chambered long barrow
The Grey Mare and her Colts (grid reference SY584870) is a long barrow and burial chamber near Abbotsbury in Dorset, England.
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Description
The Grey Mare and her Colts is situated at the head of a dry valley in the parish of Long Bredy. It is accessible using an Ordnance Survey map. The remains of another tomb, the Hell Stone, is 2 kilometres to the east; while the Kingston Russell Stone Circle is around 1 kilometre to the northwest.
The remnants of the burial chamber are located at the southeast end of a long barrow. The long barrow is a rectangular mound, orientated northwest to southeast and 24 metres long. The mound tapers in width from the southeast end (13 metres) to the northwest end (8 metres). The burial chamber and facade are ruined and the capstone has fallen down.