Monument record MDO1871 - Chapel, Owermoigne

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Summary

An enclosure within the medieval settlement remains around Moigne Court identified as the probable site of a chapel.

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Full Description

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 1, 185-186 (Monograph). SDO148.

'A series of enclosures E. of the moat, in pasture, is surrounded by a ditch and, for most of the perimeter, by an inner bank 3 ft. high. ‘Extensive remains of foundations’ were removed apparently from the area of these enclosures, and foundations of a supposed chapel, of which there is now no sign, were just W. of them (Hutchins I, 457-8).'

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 1. Volume Two (South East) Part I. 185-186.

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Location

Grid reference SY 7707 8576 (point)
Map sheet SY78NE
Civil Parish Owermoigne; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 086 039 C

Record last edited

Dec 20 2024 6:52PM

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