Monument record MDO6704 - New Jetty Fort, Weymouth

[Marginal] At the entrance into the harbour on the Melcombe side is a pier of stone, at the end of which was formerly a fort or battery. <1>

[SY 683788] [Sited to 50m owing to lack of detail.] Graphical material omitted. <2>

The area is covered by a modern roadway and wharf. No trace of antiquity was found. <3>

New Jetty Fort. <4>

Additional references. <5-7>

National Record of the Historic Environment, 451642 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

<1> Swatridge, G C, Various, Field Investigators Comments GCS, F1 GCS 02-JUL-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1169.

<2> Shipp, W, and Hodson, J W (eds), 1863, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 2, 455 (Monograph). SWX1269.

<3> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F2 JR 12-AUG-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.

<4> Bryant E S, Map of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis in the 17th Cent Constructed from Old Records. (Map). SWX1811.

<5> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F3 JR 12-AUG-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.

<6> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F4 JR 12-AUG-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.

<7> Falkner C G, 1901, History of Weymouth College, Map inside cover (Monograph). SWX1798.

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