Monument record MDO21706 - Coastguard Battery, Charmouth

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Summary

Site of early 19th century coastguard battery and flagstaff on cliffs at Charmouth.

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Full Description

Site of a coastguard battery and flagstaff shown on an 1867 map (1). The battery may still be shown on 1889 Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, but is not labelled as such (2). It is not shown on the 1903 OS 25-inch map (3).


<1> Messrs Driver and Co, 1867, Particulars of valuable Freehold Estates in Lyme Regis and Charmouth. (Monograph). SDO11318.

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  • <1> Monograph: Messrs Driver and Co. 1867. Particulars of valuable Freehold Estates in Lyme Regis and Charmouth..

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Location

Grid reference SY 3637 9305 (point)
Map sheet SY39SE
Civil Parish Charmouth; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: MDO21706

Record last edited

Jun 27 2023 2:42PM

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