Fontmell Magna
Parish Fontmell Magna
O.S Grid Reference ST 889 182 [Lat 50.9630 - Long -2.1594]
Nearest contour height 130m
Topography Mound on slope near summit of an escarpment
Archaeology
Earliest Dating
Records RCHM Vol 4 p27 (item 37) notes mound (see below)
Documents
Maps
Early maps
Ogilby 1675
Taylor 1765
Tithe Map (c1840)
1st Edition OS map
Present OS map
Google Maps :
The Windmill
The Millers None known
Present site condition A possible site spotted the writer (RC) !
Notes and comments RCHM lists a mound at the above grid reference in Gore Wood near the Ashmore parish boundary. It is noted as perhaps being a barrow. The mould lies at 750 feet above OD on a gentle west slope near the escarpment summit and is described as having a diameter of 12 feet and a height of 1 foot.
It is separated by a 9 foot berm from an encircling bank 7 feet wide and less than 1 foot high. Beyond the bank is a ditch 8 feet wide & less than 1 foot deep. RCHM Vol 4 p27 (item 37) - RC saw this - needs checking !!
1782 - 2nd September : William White, miller, Fontmell Magna, Dorset deceased (Source : Salisbury Journal Sept 1782)
1788 - 29th September : Sale of Fontmell Magna mill. William Alexander deceased (Source : ditto)