does anyone know that really long brick wall on the A35 just outside Dorchester?

[brimfull]

What is on the other side?

Obviously a large estate,but whose?

I am very nosy?

[ladytophamhatt]

I know it, its got a big gate with a deer on top hasn't it?

No, I don't know who lives there though....

[brimfull]

yes that's the one

there are 3 massive gates on that stretch of road alone

I have tried to look on google earth for it.

[Tommy]

just asked DH as we drive past it every time we go to his parents'. He said "It's obviously a large estate..."
so no help here

He's just told me to "Phone Dad - he'll know" - so my FIL knows but I can't really be bothered to phone him to ask as I'll be there for about an hour while he tells me all about it!!

[brimfull]

tommy-that's the sort of stating the bleedin obvious my dh does

[ladytophamhatt]

Dh just said "its an Earl or something.....ummmm...Wimbourne...ummm I dunno"

so not much help either.

[brimfull]

give me your fil's number

[Tommy]

I wouldn't inflict that on you ggirl

DH thought it might be Lord Cranbourne but we just looked him up and it doesn't seem to be

(obviously have nothing better to do at bathtime on the day before children go back to school )

[MrsBadger]

not Kingston Maurward is it?

[brimfull]

Cranbourne's pad is in Cranbourne near Fordingbridge.So no not him.

Obviously someone wealthy enough not to have to open it to the public or sell to Natioanl Trust

[brimfull]

No I don't think it's Kingston Maurward ,too far away from it

[MrsBadger]

no joy on google earth - an OS map wpuld show it but I don't have a local one

[scaryteacher]

I think it may belong to Earl Drax(?) or so MIL tells me.

[brimfull]

I have an OS map somewhere,will get off my arse and find it.

[burstingbug]

Def not Kingston Maurward.
I know it, can't think of it, should know it as it's in my county

[WendyWeber]

here - run up and down this one

(Or side to side, possibly)

[scaryteacher]

Ranfurly-Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-DRAX.

Just googled it, he owns half South Dorset

[brimfull]

wendy -thanks my OS map was new forest so useless.
Am just about to have dinner so will search later.

[brimfull]

scary- how did you do that

link??

[MrsBadger]

but he's dead

[burstingbug]

Charborough House

[burstingbug]

Google 'stag gate' and that'll take you to a few links too.

[WendyWeber]

That says it's the A31 though, not the A35 (in which case my map is useless )

And it seems to be Charbourgh House - why can't these people spell properly

[WendyWeber]

That one is near Bournemouth, not Dorchester. ggirl's must be another (shorter) one?

[seb1]

Get on goggle earth and look down from on high and have a good nose.

[brimfull]

we've tried that seb-hard to see anything