Monument record MDO1764 - Historic field boundaries and lynchets, Mangerton, Netherbury

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Summary

Bank and ditched field boundaries and lynchets of medieval or later date are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery in fields to the north of Cole's Barn, Mangerton. They were digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

'(43) LYNCHETS, on an E. slope, W. of Manor Farm in the S.E. angle of the parish, form three terraces with a cross bank' (1) Bank and ditched field boundaries and lynchets of medieval or later date are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery in fields to the north of Cole's Barn, Mangerton (2-3). The features are an extension of the settlement features to the south and described in MDO1773. They were digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 176.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM. sy4896se_dtm_50cm.asc.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAR-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2475 3159-60.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAR-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2475 3177.

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Location

Grid reference SY 486 961 (point)
Map sheet SY49NE
Civil Parish Netherbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 080 043

Record last edited

Mar 1 2016 3:13PM

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