Monument record MDO7956 - Agglestone, Studland

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The Agglestone natural outcrop on natural mound previously considered as antiquity.

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The Agglestone has been described in the past as a stone occupying the top of a barrow, but is now accepted as a rocky outcrop protruding from a natural knoll. The early references <1-3> associate the feature with some sepulchural or ritualistic function or a more romantic tradition. <4> <6-7>

Sources/Archives (9)

  • <1> Monograph: Shipp, W, and Hodson, J W (eds). 1861. The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 1. Vol 1. 645.
  • <2> Monograph: Warne, C. 1872. Ancient Dorset (2nd Edition). 137-9.
  • <3> Serial: Gentleman's Magazine. 1886, 267-9.
  • <4> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 132.
  • <5> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <6> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 452.
  • <7> 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. 46.
  • <8> Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. 1985.
  • <9> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 457671.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 0236 8283 (point)
Map sheet SZ08SW
Civil Parish Studland; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 019 075
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 08 SW 44

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May 8 2024 11:54AM

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