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Sturminster Newton Castle
50.9206° N, -2.3086° E
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Sturminster Newton Castle is a site consisting of the remains of a medieval manor house within an Iron Age hillfort, near Sturminster Newton in Dorset, England. The ruins are privately owned.
Paleolithic
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Iron Age
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Manor of Sturminster granted to Glastonbury Abbey
968
Manor of Newton given to Glastonbury Abbey
1016
Manor house rebuilt
14th century
Dissolution of monastic ownership
1539
Newton Estate formation
1562
Manor ruinous by
late 19th century
Manor occupied until
1834
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Defensive Structures
Defensive WallsDitches
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Gardens
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Domestic and Habitation Structures
Houses
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