Monument record MDO7279 - Late prehistoric round barrow, Chaldon Down, Chaldon Herring

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Summary

A circular mound is visible at this location as a low earthwork on Lidar imagery. It is considered likely to be the remains of a late prehistoric round barrow. It is one of six potential barrows located in this vicinity (MDO7245-49 & MDO7279).

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A circular mound, approximately 20m in diameter, is visible at this location as a low earthwork on Lidar imagery (1). It is considered likely to be the remains of a late prehistoric round barrow. It is one of six potential barrows located in this vicinity (MDO7245-49 & MDO7279). This feature was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset). It is also visible as a cropmark on one of the most recent comprehensive aerial images available to the project (2).

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 110.
  • --- Monograph: Keen, L and Carreck, A ed. 1987 . Historic landscape of Weld: the Weld Estate Dorset..
  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 25-FEB-2009. Lidar.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2005. Google Earth.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 7820 8152 (30m by 32m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY78SE
Civil Parish Chaldon Herring; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 005 064
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 454278

Record last edited

Feb 23 2024 3:57PM

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