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Monument record MDO6068 - Totenburg, Sixpenny Handley

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Summary

A charter of AD 956 describes a landmark 'Totenburg'. It has been suggested that this boundary marker corresponds to an enclosure of probable Iron Age/Romano-British date adjacent to the parish boundary.

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Type and Period (1)

BOUNDARY MARKER (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)

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Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SDO39 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1937. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1936. 58. 116-119.
<2> SDO99 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 69-70.

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Part of: Prehistoric settlement, Sixpenny Handley (Monument) (MDO6067)

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Location

Grid reference	ST 961 160 (point)
Map sheet	ST91NE
Civil Parish	Sixpenny Handley; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Other Statuses/References

Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: MDO6068
Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Sixpenny Handley 24

Record last edited

Feb 21 2013 5:27PM

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