Monument record MDO2471 - Golden Cap: signal station

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Summary

The remains of a Napoleonic coastal signal station partially excavated by the National Trust in 1992.

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The remains of a Napoleonic coastal signal station partially excavated by the National Trust in 1992. A building platform had been cur into the top of an earlier earthwork and had been covered in layers of sand and chert. Post-medieval and nineteenth century finds comprised pottery, glass and iron objects. (1)

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  • --- Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1993. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1992. 114. 240.
  • <1> Index: DCC SMR. to 2003. Former DCC SMR Card Index.

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Location

Grid reference SY 4058 9214 (point) Centred on
Map sheet SY49SW
Civil Parish Stanton St Gabriel; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 104 005 F

Record last edited

Mar 28 2012 4:25PM

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