Monument record MDO7244 - Late prehistoric round barrow, Chaldon Down, Chaldon Herring

A circular mound is visible at this location as an earthwork on aerial photographs. It is considered likely to be the remains of a late prehistoric round barrow. A hollow in its southern side may be the result of an excavation. It is one of two potential barrows located in this vicinity (MDO7243-44).

'B - SY 77938102. Bowl barrow, 39ft. diameter by 4 1/2ft. high with excavation trench across centre. <1> <3>

'B -SY 77938102. Bowl barow, not ploughed. Diameter 13.0m., height 1.5m. No visible ditch. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>

A circular mound, approximatley 10m in diameter, is visible at this location as an earthwork on aerial photographs <5>. It is considered likely to be the remains of a late prehistoric round barrow. A hollow in its southern side may be the result of an excavation. It is one of two potential barrows located in this vicinity (MDO7243-44). This feature was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset). It is still visible as an earthwork on the most recent comprehensive aerial imagery available to the project.

<1> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 98 (Monograph). SDO132.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.

('A - SY 77918102; 'B - SY 77938102) Tumuli (NR)

<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2 (Monograph). SDO149.

<4> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F1 JGB 17-JUL-80 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<5> Channel Coastal Observatory, 25-FEB-2009, Lidar (Aerial Photograph). SDO12879.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 454137 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Dec 12 2024 3:26PM