Monument record MDO8024 - Enclosure at Anvil Point, Swanage

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Summary

A possible enclosure is visible as a cropmark to the west of Anvil Point Lighthouse on aerial photographs of 2008.

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A possible enclosure is visible as a cropmark to the west of Anvil Point Lighthouse on aerial photographs of 2008. The cropmarks are visible as an L-shaped ditch, with an angled bank extending to the south from the ditch's eastern end. The function of the possible enclosure is unclear. (1) This site was digitally plotted during the South west Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 417.
  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 07-MAY-2008. CCO SZ0277NE.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SZ 0284 7687 (31m by 38m) (6 map features)
Map sheet SZ07NW
Civil Parish Swanage; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 020 112

Record last edited

Dec 3 2013 3:12PM

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