Monument record MDO4500 - Stones, Puckmore Field, Motcombe

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Summary

Five greensand stones were noted upended in a hedge by the Mere to Salisbury road. These stones may be upcasts from the adjacent quarry

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A group of five stones upended in a haed by the road from Salisbury to Mere were noted by Mrs Harfield of the Pen Selwood Research Group. (1) The stones are rectangular blocks about 1.3m high and 0.3-0.5m thick. One has been used as a gatepost. (2) These stones may be upcasts from the adjacent quarry.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1956. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1954. 76. 97.
  • <2> Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. ST 82 SE 7.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8622 2444 (point)
Map sheet ST82SE
Civil Parish Motcombe; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 041 023 A
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 82 SE 7

Record last edited

Oct 16 2015 2:31PM

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