What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records The Round Pound, an enclosure on Chaldon Down as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The Round Pound is a Neolithic or early-medieval ringfort located on Chaldon Down. It is associated with local folklore referring to it as a "fairy fort," reflecting ancient beliefs in supernatural inhabitants of such sites.
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Places near here
Wardstone Barrow: a bowl barrow on the Dorset coastal ridge 300m south of Chideock FarmScheduled monument · 506 yd
Scratchy Bottom Marker StoneStanding or carved stone · 763 yd
Bat’s HeadHeadland · 1465 yd
Butter RockNamed rock · 1472 yd
Stone sculpture on south side of Chaldon DownPublic sculpture · 1542 ydChaldon DownMountain / peak · 1549 yd
Cave Formation, Durdle DoorCave or cavern · 1688 yd
Cottage Attached to Main Barn (newlands Farm)Listed building · 1726 yd
Range of Buildings on South of Courtyard (newlands Farm)Listed building · 1735 yd
Durdle DoorNatural arch · 1.1 mi
Marley WoodForest · 1.2 mi
High ChaldonMountain / peak · 1.3 mi