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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: | Aug 23 2024 3:08PM |
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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
- Conservation Area
- Conservation Area: Stourton Caundle Conservation Area
Sources and Further Reading
| <1> | SWX1540 - Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1890. |
| <2> | SDO146 - Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 18-19. |
| <3> | SDO17685 - Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 2155-6. |
| <4> | SDO11903 - Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 22-JUL-55. |
| <5> | SDO17369 - Unpublished document: Barrett, G. Various. Field Investigators Comments GB. F2 GB 16-AUG-78. |
| <6> | SWX1197 - Map: Ordnance Survey. 1:2500 scale. 1:2500. 1927. |
| <7> | SDO16340 - Monograph: Cathcart-King, D J. 1983. Castellarium anglicanum: an index and bibliography of the castles in England, Wales and the islands. 1. 130. |
| <8> | SDO136 - Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 269. |
| <9> | SDO14739 - Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 202270. |
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