Monument record MWX3039 - Circular mound, and Second World War mast at Seatown, Chideock

A circular mound enclosed by the bank is visible as earthworks on lidar taken in 2008. This is the site of a mast which is visible as an extant structure on aerial photographs taken in 1942 and is presumed to be of Second World War military origin.

Circular Mound at Seatown. Purpose unknown. (1)
A circular mound (11m across) enclosed by an outer bank (16m across). The bank is visible as earthworks on lidar taken in 2008 (2). This is the site of a mast which is visible as an exant structure on aerial photographs taken in 1942 (3) and is presumed to be of Second World War military origin. The features were digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

<1> Papworth, M, 2000, Golden Cap Estate: archaeological and historic landscape survey, 113, 060 (Unpublished document). SWX1389.

<2> Channel Coastal Observatory, 23-MAR-2008, Lidar (Photograph). SDO12878.

<3> Royal Air Force, 07-JUN-1942, RAF AC53 18-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12957.

Record last edited

Jun 27 2023 2:16PM