Monument record MDO5753 - Enclosure at White House Holding, Holt Heath, Holt

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Summary

A group of enclosures on Holt Heath. The enclosures are documented to have extended over about 100 acres near the site of a house that existed in 1811 but which had gone by 1845 and local tradition records as White House Holdings. Traces of up to five enclosures were recorded in this area during the Dorset Stour NMP being visible on aerial photographs.

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Full Description

A group of enclosures on Holt Heath. The enclosures are documented to have extended over about 100 acres near the site of a house that existed in 1811 but which had gone by 1845 and local tradition records as White House Holdings. Traces of up to five enclosures were recorded in this area during the Dorset Stour NMP being visible on aerial photographs (2-4).

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 34.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 2014. Digital vertical aerial photographs.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 31-AUG-1959. RAF 543/1859 F21 0415-6.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 18-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1845 V 5027-8.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213146.

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Location

Grid reference SU 058 040 (point) (8 map features)
Map sheet SU00SE
Civil Parish Holt; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 012 031 A
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 00 SE 17
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Holt 31

Record last edited

Apr 9 2023 8:25AM

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