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Monument record MWX2461 - Handfast Point: Battery

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Summary

Battery at Handfast Point.

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Type and Period (1)

BATTERY (Georgian - 1755 AD to 1765 AD)

Full Description

Battery located at Handfast Point, indicated on Taylor's 1765 'Map of Dorsetshire'. (1)

<1> Taylor, Isaac, 1765, Map of Dorsetshire (Cartographic materials). SWX7290.

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<1> SWX7290 Cartographic materials: Taylor, Isaac. 1765. Map of Dorsetshire.

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Location

Grid reference	SZ 050 820 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet	SZ08SE
Civil Parish	Studland; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

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None recorded

Other Statuses/References

Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 019 128

Record last edited

Feb 17 2012 3:58AM

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