Monument record MDO7240 - Late prehistoric round barrow south-east of Hill Barn, 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. It is one of three potential barrows located in this vicinity (MDO7239-41).

Three round barrows south-east of Hill Barn. <1>

'B' - SY 77578119. Bowl barrow, 54ft diameter by 2.25ft high. <3>

'B' - SY 77578119. Barrow, in arable diameter 18.0m, approximately, height 0.7m, with no visible ditch. Both 'B' and 'C' have been ploughed over. 'B' and 'C' Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>

A circular mound, approximatley 18m 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. It is one of three potential barrows located in this vicinity (MDO7239-41). This feature was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset). It is still visible as a faint cropmark on the most recent comprehensive aerial imagery available to the project.

<1> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 98 (No. 10) (Monograph). SDO132.

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

(Centred SY 775811) Tumuli (NR) (Three shown)

<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 441 (Monograph). SDO150.

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 Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F1 JGB 17-JUL-80 (Unpublished document).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

<5> Royal Air Force, 18-FEB-1970, RAF 58/0254 0001-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12923.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 454169 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Oct 22 2024 12:37PM