Monument record MDO1330 - Field system, Herbury, Langton Herring
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Summary
Group of lynchets representing traces of old field plots visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
An area of grass, furze and small bushes which shows signs of agricultural activity. On the south east half are two or three widely spaced lynchets, averaging 0.3m high, and running in a north-east to south-west direction. Between these, and in the north west half of the area are furrows and ridges, each ridge being approximately 2.0m apart. There are no features by which this small field system is readily dateable, but it may be of no great antiquity. <1>
Area SY 613808. No traces of the north east to south west lynchets mentioned by authority 1 are visible on air photographs, but a system of probable old field plots can be discerned in the same area. <2>
The area was included in the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project. The NE-SW lynchets were identified on the 1946 APs <2> as well as on photographs taken in 1978 <3>. Ditched field boundaries were also visible as cropmarks to the north-west.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 19-APR-55.
- <2> SWX2345 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4468-69.
- <3> SDO12106 Aerial Photograph: 11-JUN-1978. NMR OS/78080 248-9.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452802.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 61269 80894 (435m by 418m) (18 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68SW |
| Civil Parish | Langton Herring; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 059 010
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 SW 11
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452802
Record last edited
May 2 2023 11:07AM