Monument record MDO26056 - Bere Marsh Mill, Shillingstone

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Summary

A corn mill shown on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The mill is visible as a ruined structure on 1940s aerial photographs and was digitally plotted during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.

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Full Description

The mill is visible as a ruined structure on 1940s aerial photographs (RAF 1947). The eastern end of the building is extant as a roofless structure in 1947, the western part of the building is not visible. The feature was digitally plotted during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project. The site is under tree cover on 2025 Google Earth imagery (GE 2025) and it is not possible to identify whether elements of the building survive below this.


Google Earth, 16-04-2025, Google Earth Imagery 2025 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21533.

Royal Air Force, 23-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1944 RP 3332 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21500.

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1 (Map). SDO10239.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 23-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1944 RP 3332.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 16-04-2025. Google Earth Imagery 2025.
  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 82388 12438 (14m by 7m)
Map sheet ST81SW
Civil Parish Shillingstone; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Dec 1 2025 1:19PM

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