Monument record MWX665 - Cuckoo Pen, Corfe Castle
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Summary
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Cuckoo Pen (depicted on OS 6 at SY 977855 as an oval mound) is usually a jocular (field) name alluding to the folk-tale of penning the cuckoo to prevent the passing of summer, but possibly the allusion is to cuckolding. <2>
<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.
Cuckoo Pen (NAT)
<2> Mills, A D, 1977, English Place-Name Society : the survey of English place-names [county volumes] Dorset, 21-22 (Monograph). SWX2586.
<3> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East) (Unpublished document). SDO17434.
<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 456639 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <2> SWX2586 Monograph: Mills, A D. 1977. English Place-Name Society : the survey of English place-names [county volumes] Dorset. Part 1. 21-22.
- <3> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456639.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 97730 85550 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY98NE |
| Civil Parish | Corfe Castle; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 008 405
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 98 NE 12
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456639
Record last edited
Sep 15 2023 11:25AM
