Aligned southeast to northwest, the barrow mound is now about 24 metres long, although originally it would have been longer, and still survives to a height of about 1 metre. The collapsed burial chamber at the southern end still has 2 large uprights, and may human bones and pieces of pottery were discovered here during excavations in the early 19th century.
This area of the country was made famous as Thomas Hardy's Wessex and still has many charming villages and places of interest, however, the nature of the twisty country lanes can sometimes make traveling around here difficult. To get to the Grey Mare, take the road that leads in a northeasterly direction out of Abbotsbury and climbs up onto Abbotsbury Plains. At the top of the hill, the road bears right and shortly afterwards is a turning to the left. Take this turning and then follow the public footpath in a northwesterly direction - after around 500 metres another path leads off to the left. The barrow is on the left of this path a short distance further on.
