Monument record MDO1334 - Langton Herring: Strip Lynchets

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Summary

An extensive system of medieval strip lynchets with assoicated ridge and furrow cultivation is visible on an aerial photographs to the south and west of Langton Herring.

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Earthworks visible on an aerial photographs taken by Francesca Radcliffe on 1 June 1991. (1). An extensive system of medieval strip lynchets with assoicated ridge and furrow cultivation is visible as earthworks on an aerial photographs {2-3} to the south and west of Langton Herring. The features were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Radcliffe, F M. Oblique aerial photographs. FR7/66, FR8/66 and FR18/66.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: 01-FEB-1968. MAL/6804 012-3.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 6460-1.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 609 824 (742m by 646m) (132 map features)
Map sheet SY68SW
Civil Parish Langton Herring; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 059 015

Record last edited

Jan 13 2014 3:17PM

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