Monument record MDO32464 - Landing place, Clavell's Hard, Kimmeridge

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The place-name Clavell's Hard suggests a landing place, and may be associated with 17th-century industrial activity in the area.

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The place-name Clavell's Hard suggests a landing place (1), possibly associated with the industrial activities undertaken in the area by Sir William Clavell in the early 17th century. The name was first documented in 1787 (2).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Mills, A D. 1977. The place-names of Dorset, Part 1: the Isle of Purbeck, the hundreds of Rowbarrow, Hasler, Winfrith, Culliford Tree, Bere Regis, Barrow, Puddletown St George. 52. 384pp. 86.
  • <2> Monograph: Legg, R. 1984. Guide to Purbeck Coast and Shipwreck. 19-28.

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Location

Grid reference SY 920 777 (point) Centred on
Map sheet SY97NW
Civil Parish Kimmeridge; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Aug 31 2018 11:49AM

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