Monument record MDO1116 - Medieval strip lynchets, Fleet
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Summary
Medieval strip lynchets with assoiciated ridge and furrow, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
(SY 63558019) Strip lynchets, average 1.0m high, parallel to the contours along the south-western slopes of a hill. Below the lynchets and at right angles to the contours is a series of low field banks. <2>
The strip lynchets are clearly visible on air photographs in area SY 63558019. <3>
These prominent strip lynchets survive as described by authority 2. Three low field banks are visible below them, but they are of different character and not at all prominent. <4>
Seen on an AP of 1970. <5>
The medieval strip lynchets described above were digitally plotted from aerial photographs {6} as part of the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project. NE-SW orientated field boundaries with associated ridge and furrow cultivation were also identified to the north of the prominent strip lynchets. <6>
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SWX2335 Map: DCM. Annotated Record Map Corr. 6 Dorset Co Museum (Anon udt.).
- <2> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 11-AUG-54.
- <3> SWX2337 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1969. OS/69/154 103-4, 22.5.69.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 24-APR-80.
- <5> SWX8820 Digital archive: Anon. 1970s APs. AP70_363000E_81000N.
- <6> SDO12109 Aerial Photograph: 01-FEB-1968. MAL/6804 015-6.
- <7> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452784.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 63504 80309 (220m by 364m) (22 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68SW |
| Civil Parish | Fleet; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 044 006
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 SW 7
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452784
Record last edited
May 2 2023 12:17PM