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Round Barrow 250 yards south of Chapel Coppice is a scheduled monument in Dorset, situated on bedrock of the Kellaways and Oxford Clay formations. These Oxfordian-age deposits of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone underlie the chalk and clay soils of the surrounding landscape. The barrow forms part of the Bronze Age burial tradition that saw numerous earthworks raised across Dorset's ridges and open country. Its position in this area reflects the pattern of settlement and ceremonial activity across the heathlands and rolling terrain of the county during the second millennium before Christ.
The monument occupies a scheduled area of 0.1 hectares and is protected by Historic England under reference 1002733. The barrow survives as an earthwork of archaeological significance, its form and setting typical of the funerary monuments constructed by Bronze Age communities in southern England. The underlying geology of clay and mudstone would have presented a firm base for its construction, though the builders would have worked primarily with turf, chalk and available surface materials.
The barrow's survival as a visible landscape feature makes it an important record of prehistoric settlement patterns and ritual practices in this part of Dorset, contributing to understanding of Bronze Age land use and social organisation across the wider region.
Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002733. View the official record →
Round Barrow 250 yards south of Chapel Coppice is a scheduled monument in Dorset, situated on bedrock of the Kellaways and Oxford Clay formations. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002733.
Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1002733.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm (0.3 km), St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill (0.4 km), St Peter's Abbey (0.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.