Monument record MDO7252 - Possible late prehistoric round barrow, The Warren, Chaldon Herring

Possible barrow located on the crest of a spur falling south from the coastal ridge. It has possibly been excavated and lies against the 'Celtic' field lynchet immediately above. A small circular mound is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of The Warren. It is considered possible this could be the remains of a late prehistoric round barrow. A hollow extending from its south-east side towards its centre may be the result of excavation.

'A' - SY 79288094. A spread mound, possibly a barrow, 21ft diameter x 11/2ft. High situated on the crest of a spur falling south from coastal ridge. The mound abuts the 'Celtic' field lynchet immediately above (SY 78 SE 14) and has possibly been excavated. <1>

'A' not identifiable. <2>

A small circular mound, approximately 6.3m in diameter, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of The Warren <4-5>. It is considered possible this could be the remains of a late prehistoric round barrow. A hollow extending from its south-east side towards its centre may be the result of excavation. A similar feature is located 38m to the south (MDO7253). This feature was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset). It is not visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial images available to the project.

<1> 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.

'(38) Mound, possible barrow (SY 78 SE; 79288094), on crest of spur falling S. from coastal ridge, some 450 ft. above O.D. Diam. about 21 ft., ht. 1½ ft. Spread, possibly excavated, it lies against the 'Celtic' field lynchet immediately above.'

<2> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F1 JGB 30-JUL-80 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<3> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East) (Unpublished document). SDO17434.

<4> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 F36 2438-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12932.

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

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 454246 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Jul 7 2023 4:44PM