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Melbury Beacon and circular enclosure on Melbury Hill

A Scheduled Monument in Melbury Abbas, Dorset

Coordinates

Latitude: 50.9768 / 50°58'36"N

Longitude: -2.1821 / 2°10'55"W

OS Eastings: 387308.848

OS Northings: 119730.700178

OS Grid: ST873197

Mapcode National: GBR 1XX.M4Y

Mapcode Global: FRA 669J.KPL

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Melbury Beacon and circular enclosure on Melbury Hill

Scheduled Date: 4 October 1961

Last Amended: 10 August 1999

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1016893

English Heritage Legacy ID: 31070

County: Dorset

Civil Parish: Melbury Abbas

Traditional County: Dorset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Dorset

Church of England Parish: Melbury Abbas St Thomas

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

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