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Record ID: SOMDOR-326814
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy VESSEL. A cast copper alloy decorative pouring spout in the shape of a dog’s head. The spout emerges from the mouth, is circular in section and has an internal diameter of 6.12mm. The head has vertically projecting ears that run down the sides of the head which are oval in shape. The head has a prominent brow and a ridge running along its length. The eyes are slightly recessed. The underside of the dog’s head is flat. The spout is narrowed behind the head (neck) which slopes downwards at an angle of about 45 degrees, the top half of this extended neck is open where it …
Created on: Monday 28th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: SOMDOR-36FE24
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy brooch. Annular flared brooch with decorative elements to each side. D-sectioned frame. It has a deep,collared recess at one side which would have once contained a stone of some description. Opposite on the other side of the frame is an ovoid projection with a central groove on the front. There is incised line decoration around inner face of frame, recess and on edges of protrusion. The frame is narrowed for a pin attachment which would have been at right angles to the projection. The recess lies at 12 'O' clock, the pin recess at 3 'O' clock and the projection at 6 'O' cl…
Created on: Thursday 13th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: SOMDOR-36CEA8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible As of the late 2nd to 3rd century. Illegible.
Created on: Thursday 13th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: SOMDOR-368477
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper-alloy nummus of the House of Constantine dating from the period AD 335-41 (Reece period 17). GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse type depicting two soldiers with one standard. Mint uncertain.
Created on: Thursday 13th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 12th January 2017
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: SOMDOR-354926
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Halfgroat of Elizabeth I. First issue.
Created on: Thursday 13th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: SOMDOR-34BBB1
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy steelyard weight. Leaded bronze. Part of a sub-spherical weight. It is decorated with three shields containing a lion rampant, the arms of Poitou and a band of incised lines around the top. The base has been sheared off probably by the plough. Inside is an iron ring slightly smaller than the circumference of the weight. This was possibly used together with the lead to give the object it's weight. Surviving height:41.60mm. Max diameter:60.97mm
Created on: Thursday 13th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 16th March 2017
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: SOMDOR-3463F4
Object type: TOBACCO HOLDER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead and iron handle, probably from a tobacco jar of post-medieval to early modern date. It has an iron wire core with a moulded lead surround at one end. It is circular sectioned with a central projection and pellets around. The object tapers back from a ridge. This area is fluted. Length: 28.27mm. Front diameter: 11.45mm
Created on: Thursday 13th May 2004
Last updated: Tuesday 21st February 2017
No spatial data available.

Record ID: SOMDOR-340F46
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy buckle frame with sword belt hanger. Half only survives. It is a double looped frame with a lip and loop projecting from the centre bar at right angles to the frame. The bar is narrowed from the frame. The outer edge of the remaining loop is recessed. There is a circular recess opposite the lip with flanking tapering elongate recesses following a line of frame ridges. The loop is circular.
Created on: Thursday 13th May 2004
Last updated: Tuesday 21st February 2017
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Record ID: SOMDOR-334C81
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy hooked tag. Triangular tag tapering to a small hook. The wide top of the triangular plate has three circular pierced holes. There is one at each corner. The corners are broken. The other hole is in the centre. The edge is scalloped. There is a slight knop at the top of the D-sectioned hook. The hook is pointed and thicker than the plate. The hook is bent out of shape about two-thirds of the way up.
Created on: Thursday 13th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: SOMDOR-BAD4B7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy sword belt buckle of medieval date. The rectangular douple-loop buckle has a transverse rectangular suspension loop which projects from one side of the long edge. This is at the mid-point, either side of the centre bar. The front of the buckle has slightly champfered edges and the back is plain. There is a double notch on one of the short side to act as a pin rest. Dimensions: 28.4mm by 25.77mm by 3.56mm. Weight: 5.68g.
Created on: Friday 7th May 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Huish Episcopi', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR-BA6224
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy thimble. Heavy duty, domed, closed type. It is straight sided and slightly pointed. It has a thickened rim with a groove above it. There is a fold in the rim indicating that this was made by a process of stamping and hammering. The indentations are hand stamped in a spiral all over the surface. There is no blank area on the dome. The indentations are uneven in size and depth. They show through inside around the dome.
Created on: Friday 7th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: SOMDOR-B96640
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead pilgrim's ampulla. It has a long slightly flaring neck with a hanging loop each side. The neck is very bent and broken especially on the reverse. Below this is the rounded element. The obverse has a cast line quatrefoil. The upper petal is longer than the others. All have a central longitudinal line. The upper one has a chevron pointing to the centre. The left and right have the same but with a pellet inside each, in the space created on the inside of the chevron. The lower one has a chevron pointing away from the centre with a pellet above each bar. The reverse has a pointed shie…
Created on: Friday 7th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: SOMDOR-B66365
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 5.a2, flat wing ends, Western Group). It is broken below the mid point of the bow. It has long wings which are semi-cylindrical.These are open at the back making the tightly coiled spring mechanism visible. This is coiled around a copper alloy axis bar which is secured in holes at the ends of the wings. The chord of the spring pin passes through a pierced rounded projection at the head of the bow, above the wings. This is placed centrally with a raised tapering ridge projecting down the bow and framed b…
Created on: Friday 7th May 2004
Last updated: Saturday 2nd September 2017
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: SOMDOR-B63574
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy clothes fastener. Sub-circular openwork panel with pellet framing. It has a rectangular loop pointed backward hook. The decoration on the front panel is raised. The openwork centre is formed from circular holes around a roughly cruciform design with a central pellet. The back is flat and undecorated.
Created on: Friday 7th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: SOMDOR-B54827
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy brooch. Plate brooch. 'Wheel'brooch. Fragment of narrow, circular felloe or outer frame. There is a central lozenge plate with a short spoke from each point, four in total, to the felloe. There is a small lug on the outer edge of the felloe at each spoke. Only one spoke remains. The central plate has an incised circle. Inside this is a concentric band of dots, inside which is the stub of a central boss. The back is flat and undecorated with a small catchplate behind the spoke.
Created on: Friday 7th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: SOMDOR-B50613
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy button with traces of gilt. Domed button. It is made of sheet metal which which has been folded in four pointed leaves possibly over a solid core, forming a saltire aperture at the front. The back is undecorated and has a sub-circular scar where the shank was attatched, which was iron. The back is square in shape.
Created on: Friday 7th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: SOMDOR-B4A103
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy rowel spur. Missing rowel. The sides taper to the terminals and are D-section with a convex outer surface and slight ridge around the inner surface. There is grooved rectilinear cross moulding in front of heart shaped double looped terminals. Each terminal has one loop filled with iron corrosion from the rivet. There is a corresponding rivet on each side. The neck is short and circular sectioned. It tapers slightly towards a moulded ridge around the terminal. Straight necked. The rowel box is short. The rowel is broken off. There is much iron corrosion around the end of th…
Created on: Friday 7th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: SOMDOR-90B3C6
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of copper alloy strap fitting. Small zoomorphic head with a short length of shaft from the back. The head is fox-like with the nose,eyes and small ears visible. From behind the ears the object narrows into a straight shaft at the end of which are the remains of a rivet hole. The object is broken at this point. It is possibly part of a small strap-end with a separate, riveted plate. Possibly a belt mount.
Created on: Wednesday 5th May 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd August 2018
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: SOMDOR-908ED6
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy four-way strap-junction. Cruciform shape. It is equal armed with each arm ending in an oval loop. The arms are all broken except one that is nearly complete. The arms are narrow and d-section. They join to a sub-circular central boss. Attatched to this by a central rivet is a large sub-rectangular knob. The top is slightly domed.
Created on: Wednesday 5th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: SOMDOR-8F18B1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy object. Probably a pot leg. It is arrow shaped protruding from a slightly curved lump of copper alloy. Possibly one of tripod legs from a cooking pot. Very pitted possibly through cleaning.
Created on: Wednesday 5th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: SOMDOR-0D2933
Object type: SCISSORS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Ornate copper alloy scissor handles with iron corrosion, in two pieces. They originally had iron blades, traces of which remain. Sub-circular loops. The shafts have rectilinear bosses with incised line decoration. There is a foliate pattern at the junction of the two shafts. The shafts taper towards the loops.
Created on: Thursday 29th April 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: SOMDOR-0CB9F3
Object type: SCISSORS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Ornate copper alloy scissor handles with iron corrosion. They originally had iron blades. They have oval finger loops which are broken. The shafts are decorated with two rectilinear bosses on each, with incised cross-hatched decoration. There is some decoration where the shafts intersect.The shafts taper towards the loops. The shafts are joined by an iron pin/rivet. Traces of separate iron blades remain
Created on: Thursday 29th April 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: SOMDOR-0C6B71
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Trade token. Naval farthing
Created on: Thursday 29th April 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SOMDOR-0BAE46
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Halfpenny token. Slightly bent
Created on: Thursday 29th April 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SOMDOR-0B8667
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Barbed and tanged flint arrowhead. Incomplete. Both tangs have snapped off. It has an elongated point. The tang is slightly incurved following the line of the curve on the ventral surface. The flint is light grey and cream. It is mottled with a mid gloss patina. It has been pressure flaked on both sides, especially around the edges. Both sides have an area of flat, unflaked suface in the centre.
Created on: Thursday 29th April 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SOMDOR-0B56E1
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Barbed and tanged flint arrowhead. Incomplete. Small arrowhead with one barb on the tip missing. It is quite a squat shape with a short point. The flint is mid grey with a glossy yellowish patina. It has a short tang with a wide notch to the barb. There is small pressure flaking over almost all the surfaces. There is one area of unflaked surface on the ventral side in the centre.
Created on: Thursday 29th April 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOMDOR-EA22C5
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead ampulla. Lead pouch shaped ampulla with a stylised scallop shell decoration on one side and the letters SI on the other. There is a cast rib around the neck of the pouch. The edges around the opening at the top have been damaged.
Created on: Thursday 15th April 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR-EA1671
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy pot leg. It is a small pot leg from a tripod vessel. It is flat at the back, convex at the front. There is a collar at one end with a leg below. The foot is slightly tri-lobed.
Created on: Thursday 15th April 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 30th September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR-EA01F6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy pot leg. It is a small pot leg from a tripod vessel. It is flat at the back, convex at the front. There is a collar at one end with a leg below. The foot is slightly tri-lobed.
Created on: Thursday 15th April 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 30th September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR-E9ED10
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy pot leg. A small tapering pot leg from a tripod vessel. It is flat at the back, convex at the front. It has a collar at one end with a tapering leg below
Created on: Thursday 15th April 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 30th September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR-E9D605
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probable strap-slide. It is a frame with a pair of internal projections. The top is curved and the projections are closer to the opposite end. It has a rectangular sectioned frame.
Created on: Thursday 15th April 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 30th September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR-E9B425
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small trapezoidal strap-slide. It has a rectangular sectioned frame with a single internal rivet projection in the shortest side.
Created on: Thursday 15th April 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 30th September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-E91BC2
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of purse frame. It has a U-shaped section and a curving bar. One surface is decorated with deeply incised lateral lines, the other has circular attachment holes at regular intervals. The fabric of the purse was sewn onto the frame through these holes. Date: Late Medieval to Eraly Post Medieval - c. 1440 - 1600
Created on: Thursday 15th April 2004
Last updated: Friday 19th November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-E90386
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flat rectangular book-clasp. Hook piece. It is of sheet metal with a flared, scalloped edge at one end. The other end has a narrowed hook. There are three attachment holes set longitudinally. The upper (hook end) and lower (scalloped end) ones retain iron rivets. The front is decorated with stamps of an acorn design (one between the lower and central rivet hole and three between the central rivet hole and the one nearest the hook end). The back is undecorated. The plate is bent forward slightly at the scalloped end.
Created on: Thursday 15th April 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-E8C3B4
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy book clasp. It is an incomplete, flat rectangular book-clasp of sheet metal with a scalloped edge at one end. The other end is missing so it is not possible to tell if this is a hook or catch piece. There is a single attachment hole retaining part of an iron rivet at the scalloped end. The surfaces are too corroded to see any decoration
Created on: Thursday 15th April 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-BC85D3
Object type: NAIL CLEANER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy fragment of a possible late Roman flat-bladed nail-cleaner (Group) or strap end. It is of cast sheet metal. Both the ends have broken off. There is a leaf shape remaining with decoration on one side only. The decoration consists of two ring-and-dot stamps flanking a central incised acute zigzag line. The back is undecorated.
Created on: Tuesday 13th April 2004
Last updated: Saturday 29th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-BC5672
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy dome fronted button with a squared attachment loop set off centre in the hollowed back. The loop has a circular hole through it. The front of the button is decorated with incised lines forming an outline, equal armed cross with a ring and dot at the centre. In each quarter is a line of crescents and a group of four rings in the angle. There are traces of gilding in the decoration.
Created on: Tuesday 13th April 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-BC0AA2
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy socketed spear head of Bronze Age date. It is a section towards the base of the spear retaining part of the socket and side flanges. It is too fragmentary for a very precise type to be assigned. The socket is circular. The body of the spear has a solid, circular sectioned centre with a flange set opposite another on either side. The overall shape is not discernable. No attachment loops remain.
Created on: Tuesday 13th April 2004
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-3C7384
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy wide, everted rim from a cooking pot. Fragment only. There is a raised rim around the outer edge of the vessel rim on the inner surface. There are traces of sooting on the outside
Created on: Wednesday 7th April 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-3C18D2
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy hooked mount. It is a triangular plate with a backward hook at the apex. The hook has a rectangular sectioned shaft. The plate has a slight notch in the edge opposite the apex. There are two iron rivets set longitudinally in the centre of the plate. The back is flat and undecorated.
Created on: Wednesday 7th April 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.