Monument record MDO8239 - Possible late prehistoric round barrow, The Warren, Chaldon Herring

A circular mound is visible as an earthwork on Lidar images of The Warren, situated on the eastern side of the parish boundary between Chaldon Herring and West Lulworth. It is considered possible this could be the remains of a late prehistoric round barrow. It is one of two similar mounds located adjacent to one another (see also MDO29358).

Mound, possible triple bowl, partly overlaid on the west by the parish boundary with Chaldon Herring. It is prominently sited on the crest of a ridge and aligned at about eight degrees. It is disturbed and very irregular in shape. {1}

A circular mound, approximately 9.7m in diameter, is visible as an earthwork on Lidar images of The Warren (2), situated on the eastern side of the parish boundary between Chaldon Herring and West Lulworth. It is considered possible this could be the remains of a late prehistoric round barrow. It is one of two similar mounds located adjacent to one another (see also MDO29358). This feature was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 445 (Monograph). SDO150.

‘(35) Mound, possible triple bowl (SY 78 SE; 79958076), partly overlaid on the W. by parish boundary with Chaldon Herring, prominently sited on crest of ridge and aligned at about 8°. Disturbed and very irregular in shape. Total length 114 ft., maximum width 36 ft.; N. crest is flat-topped, 12 ft. across and 4 ft. high, and covered with flints; S. crest is also flat-topped, 4½ ft. across and about 4½ ft. high; the middle crest is very slight and rounded. Shallow scoop at foot of S. mound but no sign of continuous ditch. Lynchets of Ancient Field Group (15) surround it (Fig. opp. p. 628).’

<2> Channel Coastal Observatory, 25-FEB-2009, Lidar (Aerial Photograph). SDO12879.

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May 6 2015 10:53AM