Building record MDO27651 - Sackmore Cottage, Sackmore Lane, Marnhull

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Summary

Late seventeenth or early eighteenth century cottage, with rubble walls and tiled roof. Also known as Firtree Cottage.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

ST77531907 Firtree Cottage. Late 17th or early 18th century, but remodelled in the 20th century. <1>

(Named as Sackmore Cottage on OS 2500 1981 at ST77531907)


<1> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 158-9 (Monograph). SDO136.

‘Unless otherwise described the following monuments are two-storied and have walls of roughly coursed rubble, and tiled roofs; they are of the 18th century. … (51) Firtree Cottage (77531907), 800 yds. N.W. of the parish church, is of the late 17th or early 18th century but has been remodelled in recent times and provided with a slated roof and sashed windows. The S.E. front is of five bays, but the N.E. and S.W. bays are secondary additions to a three-bay range. This original range has an open fireplace at the N.E. end. The first floor rests on a large transverse beam with deep chamfers.’

<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 888484 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 158-9.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 888484.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 77524 19073 (16m by 20m)
Map sheet ST71NE
Civil Parish Marnhull; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 037 051
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 71 NE 38
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 888484
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Marnhull 51

Record last edited

Aug 23 2024 11:55AM

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