Listed Building record MDO10288 - Dunn's Farmhouse, Holnest

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Summary

A farmhouse built in the 17th century, possibly earlier. Part of the building has walls of coursed rubble, and part of brick. It has a stone slate roof with brick chimney stack, and a stone inscribed ‘W G 1610’ is set into a gable. Surviving features of the interior are reported to include chamfered ceiling beams and oak panelling.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Dunn's Farm was formerly the manor-house of the manor Copham and Culnerhayes, a subordinate manor of the Bishop of Salisbury. C17th or earler, it bears the datestone `WG 1610'. <1, 2>


<1> 1912, Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries 13, 153 (Serial). SWX1897.

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 125 (Monograph). SDO97.

<3> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map, 1982 (Map). SDO17396.

Dunn's Farm (NAT)

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 887248 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Serial: 1912. Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries 13. Vol 13. 153.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 125.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1982.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 887248.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 6 0 (10000m by 10000m)
Map sheet ST60NE
Civil Parish Holnest; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 055 002
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 60 NE 17
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 887248
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Holnest 2

Record last edited

Nov 25 2021 9:52AM

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