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Monument record MDO8819 - Circular earthwork, Sopley Common, Christchurch

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Summary

Circular earthworks originally described as bee gardens now thought to be either military, forestry or horticultural earthworks

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Type and Period (1)

EARTHWORK (Unknown date)

Full Description

Earthwork ring on Sopley Common, resulting from either forestry or horticultural practices. (1)

Sources/Archives (2)

--- SDO131 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. SZ 19 NW 43.
<1> SWX8285 Index: DCC SMR. to 2003. Former DCC SMR Card Index.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Part of: Circular earthwork on Sopley Common (Monument) (MDO8813)

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Location

Grid reference	SZ 13120 97450 (point)
Map sheet	SZ19NW
Civil Parish	Hurn; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Other Statuses/References

Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 8 002 033 G
Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 19 NW 43

Record last edited

Apr 13 2023 4:02PM

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