Monument record MDO1306 - Kingston Russell House, medieval strip field system with associated ridge and furrow
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Summary
A system of medieval strip fields with associated ridge and furrow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Lynchets, in two groups each of four terraces, lie on a SE slope 1/4 mile N of Kingston Russell House. <1>
Areas of medieval type strip lynchets. Visible on air photographs CPE/UK/1824 4285-6:
A. Centred SY 57398995. Four grass covered widely spaced strip lynchets, set in an E-W direction, and averaging 1.3m high.
B Centred SY 57928996. A series of very mutilated grass covered strip lynchets set in an E-W direction. The lynchets are regularly spaced and parallel.
C. Centred SY 58108979. A series of much mutilated grass covered strip lynchets, intermittent, but regularly spaced and parallel.
D. Centred SY 57408987. Four E-W lynchets in a grass field. The lynchets are widely spaced and average 1.5m high. <2>
A system of medieval strip fields with associated ridge and furrow is visible as earthworks on aerial photograph to the north of Kingston Russel House. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project. <3-4>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 129.
- <2> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 30-APR-55.
- <3> SDO11645 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4285-6.
- <4> SDO11111 Aerial Photograph: 02-APR-1969. NMR OS/69053 005-6.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450246.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 573 898 (341m by 263m) (33 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY58NE |
| Civil Parish | Kingston Russell; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 058 011
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 NE 1
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 450246
Record last edited
May 31 2022 11:24AM