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Monument record MDO32459 - Battery, Kimmeridge Bay, Kimmeridge

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Summary

A shore battery on the east side of Kimmeridge Bay.

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Type and Period (1)

BATTERY? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Full Description

Legg (1) suggests this as the approximate location of a 'cannon platform' documented in 1620.

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SWX8140 Monograph: Legg, R. 1984. Guide to Purbeck Coast and Shipwreck. 19-28.

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Location

Grid reference	SY 907 787 (point) Centred on
Map sheet	SY97NW
Civil Parish	Kimmeridge; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Scheduled Monument SM29096: Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge Bay

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Record last edited

Feb 1 2017 2:30PM

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