Monument record MDO5452 - Mountain Clump or Soldiers' Barrow, Corfe Mullen

A tree covered oval mound surmounted by a trig point and interpreted as a possible Bronze Age round barrow, though possibly partly natural in origin. In 1970 this monument was reported as being around 148 feet by 176 feet, and 25 feet high. The mound is visible as an earthwork on current Environment Agency lidar imagery and was digitally plotted from this source during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.

Mountain Clump, also called 'Soldier's Clump', a barrow according to OGS Crawford, but almost certainly natural. <2>

A mound 60.0m in diameter and 4.0m high. It is tree covered and in most unlikely to be a barrow, but appears to be a natural feature. <3>

SY 97439739. Mountain Clump or Soldier's Barrow, an oval mound, 148ft west to east by 176ft north to south and 25ft high, surmounted by a trig station. Part of it at least artificial. Tree-covered. <4>

Almost certainly a natural feature. <5>

The site was surveyed by RCHME staff in 1990 after the storms of in that year, for further information see archive collection. <6>

The mound is visible as an earthwork on current Environment Agency lidar imagery and was digitally plotted from this source during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project. [9]

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1934 (Map). SWX1540.

(SY 97439739) Mound (NAT)

<2> Grinsell, L V, 1935-54, Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript (Unpublished document). SWX1556.

<3> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 18-NOV-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<4> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 481 (Monograph). SDO150.

'(22) MOUNTAIN CLUMP or SOLDIERS’ BARROW (SY 99 NE; 97439739) within 200 ft, ring contour, surmounted by trigonometrical station. Oval, 148 ft. W.-E. by 176 ft. N.-S., ht. 25 ft. Part at least appears artificial. Tree-covered.’

<5> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F2 JGB 05-JAN-81 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<6> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East) (Unpublished document). SDO17434.

<7> Riley, H, 1992, Corfe Mullen Survey (Unpublished document). SDO14371.

<7.1> Historic England, Historic England Archive, AF0888876 (Index). SDO14738.

RCHME Salisbury surveyed the undated mound at the request of Dorset County Council, to aid in assessing damage to the site after the 1990 storms.Contents : 4 plans, report, computer input sheet, correspondence, booklet, research materialCondition : INTACT

<7.2> Historic England, Historic England Archive, 888881 (Index). SDO14738.

Corfe Mullen Mountain Clump and deserted village/ink survey

<7.3> Historic England, Historic England Archive, 888891 (Index). SDO14738.

Corfe Mullen Mountain Clump/pencil survey

<7.4> Historic England, Historic England Archive, 888892 (Index). SDO14738.

Corfe Mullen Mountain Clump/pencil survey

<7.5> Historic England, Historic England Archive, 938883 (Index). SDO14738.

Mountain Clump mound

<8> National Record of the Historic Environment, 457126 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

<9> Environment Agency, 16-NOV-2021, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO18034.

Record last edited

Mar 27 2023 1:08PM