Monument record MDO1405 - Pitcombe Down, strip lynchets
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Summary
Medieval strip lynchets an associated cultivation ridges, forming part of a wider medieval field system visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Medieval strip lynchets with associated cultivation ridges on Pitcombe Down. These features are partially marked on the OS 1:10,000 scale map and form part of a wider medieval field system visible as earthworks on aerial photographs. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.. {1-3}
'(16) Lynchets, on the s. and W. slopes of a hill ΒΌ m. N.W. of the church, form three series:- (a) on a W. slope and about 220 yds. long; (b) on a W. slope to the S.E. of (a) and also about 220 yds. along [sic]; (c) on a S. slope, N. of (b), and about 200 yards long.' {4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO11653 Aerial Photograph: 21-APR-1984. NMR OS/84038 363-4.
- <2> SDO11149 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 5099-100.
- <3> SDO11139 Aerial Photograph: 02-APR-1969. NMR OS/69053/002-3.
- <4> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 39.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 585 894 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY58NE |
| Civil Parish | Littlebredy; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 063 016 C
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 450411
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Littlebredy 16
Record last edited
May 10 2012 12:01PM