Monument record MDO2661 - Sheep wash Symondsbury

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Summary

A sheepwash shown on the 1:25-inch scale Ordnance Survey map published in 1902.

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The sheep wash is visible a low walls on aerial photographs and was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).


Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 2, Dorset XXXVIII.13 Revised: 1901, Published: 1902 (Map). SDO11594.

'Sheepwash'

National Trust, 1973, List of sites on National Trust land in Dorset (Unpublished document). SDO12976.

Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1994, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1993, no. 254 (Serial). SDO93.

Channel Coastal Observatory, 23-MAR-2008, Lidar (Photograph). SDO12878.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 2. paper. 1:2500. Dorset XXXVIII.13 Revised: 1901, Published: 1902.
  • --- Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 23-MAR-2008. Lidar.
  • --- Unpublished document: National Trust. 1973. List of sites on National Trust land in Dorset.
  • --- Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1994. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1993. 115. no. 254.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 437 914 (11m by 12m) (5 map features)
Map sheet SY49SW
Civil Parish Symondsbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 111 029

Record last edited

Sep 4 2025 4:28PM

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