More information : (SP 27922371) The Mound (NAT) Tumulus (NR) (1)
Churchill. 'The Mount' a round barrow on high ground on the S of the village, surrounded by a ditch 3ft below the ground level, in
admirable preservation, grass-grown and planted, 260ft circumference, 12ft 6ins from the ditch in height. (2)
'The Mount' (name confirmed), is a fine undamaged bowl barrow, 22.0m in diameter and 2.2m high surrounded by a ditch, 5.5m wide and 0.7m deep.
There is a strong possibility that the present conical appearance of the mound is due to an early 19th century landscaping when it was first planted with conifers (see OS 25" 1919); it is now ringed at the base by 50 year old beech trees. (See also 'Squire's Clump' SP 22 SE 6).
1:2500 Survey revised on PFD. (3) |