Monument record MDO1735 - Lynchets, Nether Cerne
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Summary
A medieval field system in the form of earthwork terraces known as strip lynchets. Overlying a prehistoric field system.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Strip Cultivation. <1>
Lynchets on a W slope 500 yds ESE of the church. The system consists of twenty strips across the contours about 220 yds long. <2>
A. SY 674981 A well defined system of Md strip lynchets immediately adjacent to and apparently superimposed upon an IA/RB type field system which is only vaguely visible as fragmentary lynchets.
See air photo CPE/UK/2475/3122. <3>
Bulldozed out; only the two northernmost lynchets remain of the Md system and nothing remains of the `Celtic' field system. <5>
Strip Lynchets <6>
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX7265 Map: Crawford, O G S. Annotated record map 6 inch. 6 inch to 1 mile. 16.3.50.
- <2> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 86.
- <3> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 03-FEB-55.
- <4> SDO17396 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1975.
- <5> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 11-DEC-80.
- <6> SDO13933 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1980s. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 map, epoch six. 1:2500.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452857.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 674 981 (283m by 331m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69NE |
| Civil Parish | Nether Cerne; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 078 006
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 NE 9
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452857
Record last edited
Jul 28 2023 2:24PM