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Name: | Site of the Saxon burh, Shaftesbury |
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Type of Record: | Monument |
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HER Number: | MDO4625 |
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Last edited: | Oct 2 2013 4:35PM |
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Monument Type(s):
- BURH (Saxon - 878 AD to 1065 AD)
Summary
King Alfred founded a burh on the limestone spur at Shaftesbury, probably in the late 870s.
Protected Status
- Conservation Area
- Scheduled Monument 838
- Scheduled Monument 1002376: Late Saxon urban area E of Castle Hill
Sources and Further Reading
<1> | SDO99 - Bibliographic reference: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset. Volume Four (North). 57. |
<2> | SDO99 - Bibliographic reference: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset. Volume Four (North). 75. |
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