Giant's Grave, Giant's Stones
Other OS name in the Parish of Melcombe Horsey
Historical Forms
- the Giant's grave 1870 Hutch3
Etymology
, the Giant 's grave 1870 Hutch3 ; for the association of these names with a local tradition concerning ' two giants … contending for the mastery as to which of them would hurl the further ' , v. Udal 161–2 .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Aldermore Copse
- Bowdens
- Chapel Close
- Cony-gar Copse
- Cross Lanes
- Dorsetshire Gap
- Downs
- Highdon
- Hill Barn
- Hill Wd
- Hog Hill
- Humber Wd
- Little Wd
- Melcombe Copse
- Melcombe Horsey, Higher Melcombe
- Melcombe Park
- Melcombe Park Dairy Fm
- Nettlecombe Tout (Plant.)
- New Barn
- Nine Acre Copse
- Nordon Hill
- Nursery Copse
- St Andrew's Church
- Sandy Hole Hanging
- Saw Pit
- Summer Ho Plant.