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The Round Pound is a univallate circular enclosure situated on Chaldon Down in Dorset. The monument comprises a roughly circular ditch and internal bank, characteristic of Iron Age settlement forms in the region, though its precise dating remains uncertain without archaeological excavation. The enclosure measures approximately 60 metres in diameter and represents the type of defensive or stock-management structure common to southern British prehistory. Its position on the downland landscape suggests use related to pastoral activities and territorial organisation during the later prehistoric period.
The Round Pound, an enclosure on Chaldon Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018436. View the official record →
The Round Pound is a univallate circular enclosure situated on Chaldon Down in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018436.
The Round Pound, an enclosure on Chaldon Down 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 1018436.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 900m south east of Chideock Farm (0.7 km), The Warren field system (1.1 km), Bowl barrow 660m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery (1.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Round Pound, an enclosure on Chaldon Down'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.
The Round Pound, an enclosure on Chaldon Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.