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| Name: | Platform, possibly the site of a former manor house, Stourton Caundle |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| HER Number: | MDO4833 |
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| Last edited: | Jun 1 2021 5:21PM |
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Monument Type(s):
Summary
Earthworks which are reputedly the site of a castle, but more likely to be the site of a manor house. In 1970 the monument was described as square platform about 45 yards by 45 yards and six inches high, with indeterminate scarps and mounds nearby. Medieval pottery has been found on the site.
Protected Status
Sources and Further Reading
| <1> | SDO136 - Bibliographic reference: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset. Volume III (Central) Pt 2. 269. |
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