Monument record MDO1819 - Osmington Mills, strip lynchets

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Summary

Medieval strip lynchets visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Probable strip lynchets of contour-type visible at SY 735825. <1> Strip lynchets centred at SY 73588255, covering an area of 0.1ha, are very prominent, with heights of up to 2.0m. Area outlined on 1:10560 Record Sheet. <2-3> The medieval strip lynchets at Osmington Mills are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project <4>.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Mead, Richard. Field Investigators Comments RPM. 1 RPM 11-JUN-1979.
  • <1.1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4445-46.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 1. Volume Two (South East) Part I. 183.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 10-JUL-80.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 16-JAN-1962. RAF 58/4878 0083-4.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454453.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 73520 82549 (228m by 264m) (10 map features)
Map sheet SY78SW
Civil Parish Osmington; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 084 028 H
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 SW 52
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454453
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Osmington 28

Record last edited

Dec 16 2023 2:39PM

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