Monument record MDO1930 - Strip lynchets, Piddletrenthide
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Summary
Earthworks of a Medieval field system with strip lynchets. The lynchets have been much reduced by ploughing and average 8 metres wide and 0.6 metres high.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
(Area centred at SY 69759925) Strip lynchets; fairly well defined. <1>
Two groups; centred at SY 69759935, `A'; and SY 69559925, `B'.
A. A series of E-W lynchets, very regularly spaced at the east end and typically Md in type. On the S facing slope of King's Grove Bottom the lynchets are less regular in their spacing; the average height of the lynchets is 107m.
B. A small number of strip lynchets on the N facing slope, much lower than those in group 'A'. These are possibly Md, but could have been formed in more recent times by occasional ploughing. The whole area is under grass. <2>
Strip lynchets of the former open fields of Middle Tithing cover some 30 acres on both sides of King's Grove Bottom (SY 693992-SY 707996) and are arranged in at least 6 interlocked furlong blocks. Before enclosure, the 3 west furlongs lay in King's Grove Field and the 3 east furlongs in Dutnole Field. <3>
SY 69729935; lynchets, now much reduced averaging 8m wide and 0.6m high. <4>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDO18524 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. RCHM Mss file.
- <2> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 07-DEC-54.
- <2.1> SDO19548 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. RAF/CPE/UK/1794 3369-70.
- <3> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 219.
- <4> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 08-JAN-81.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452942.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 697 993 (1265m by 458m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69NE |
| Civil Parish | Piddletrenthide; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 088 040 F
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 NE 30
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452942
Record last edited
Feb 24 2023 7:48PM
