Boundary Stone At Ngr Sy 6446 7758 is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. Boundary stone.

Boundary Stone At Ngr Sy 6446 7758

WRENN ID
slow-lintel-hawk
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Country
England
Type
Boundary stone
Source
Historic England listing

Description

PORTLAND

SY6477 CHESIL BANK, Chesil 969-1/2/13 (North East side) 21/09/78 Boundary stone at NGR SY 6446 7758 (Formerly Listed as: CHESIL BANK BOUND STONE)

II

Boundary marker between Abbotsbury and Portland parishes. Predates 1788, when Robert Attwooll was paid half a guinea to cut the inscription. Portland stone. The only parish boundary marker needed for Portland, Chesil Bank being the only physical link to the Dorset mainland. The ceremony of 'Beating the Bounds' still celebrated occasionally on Ascension Day.

Listing NGR: SY6445977590

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