Listed Building record MDO20594 - The Lookout, Charmouth

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An octagonal lookout built in 1804, during the Napoleonic wars, as part of a coastal defence system. The building was mainly used by the Excise Service, as a base for anti-smuggling operations. It has stone walls, covered in render, and the roof is of Welsh slate. There are windows on three sides, looking out to sea, and a door in the north wall.

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Grid reference Centred SY 36400 93044 (4m by 4m)
Map sheet SY39SE
Civil Parish Charmouth; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 029 044

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Jan 19 2009 6:20AM

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