Monument record MDO32224 - Earthwork east of Down House, Symondsbury

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Summary

A sub-rectangular hollow E of Down House may have been a garden or water feature

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A sub-rectangular hollow approximately 28m by 5m in the grounds on the E side of Down House is shown on the OS 1st edn 25in map (1889) (1) and 2nd edn (1903) (2). The earthwork may represent the remains of an ornamental garden or water feature associated with the early C18 Down House

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1900. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch two. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference SY 4394 9182 (point) Centred on
Map sheet SY49SW
Civil Parish Symondsbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

May 5 2016 3:18PM

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