Monument record MDO48278 - Red finger post, Benville, Corscombe
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Blackham, Arthur, 1997, The Red Fingerposts of Dorset, Somerset, Cornwall and Hampshire. An investigation (Unpublished document). SDO20827.
‘BENVILLE, DORSET. NGR ST 553040 on the Beaminster to Evershot road. The cast-iron post is painted red (very faint and peeling on 3.2.96). the fingerboards are painted white with black lettering. A finial was shown on earlier photographs but it has presumably been stolen. It was first described as ‘Red Post’ on the OS 1:2500 County Series Dorset XXI.13, 2nd edition, 1903. Previous editions described it as ‘Guide Post’. It is very close to a number of parish boundaries.’
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- --- SDO20827 Unpublished document: Blackham, Arthur. 1997. The Red Fingerposts of Dorset, Somerset, Cornwall and Hampshire. An investigation.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 5500 0400 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST50SE |
| Civil Parish | Corscombe; Dorset |
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- None recorded
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- None recorded
Record last edited
Aug 1 2024 2:48PM
