Monument record MDO198 - Medieval strip lynchets on Buckham Down, Beaminster

Medieval strip lynchets on Buckham Down, Beaminster. They form part of a wider system of medieval strip fields and were digitally plotted from lidar imagery and aerial photographs during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

Three areas of medieval strip lynchets, centred ST 481-031, visible on air photographs. Area A. ST 47850320. Pronounced but rather irregular, though approximately parallel strip lynchets. Grass and scrub covered. Area B. ST 48100305. Pronounced parallel, closely-set strip lynchets, following the contours on the upper slopes of a steep hillside. Grass covered. Area C. ST 48300312. Pronounced but rather irregular strip lynchets, covered in grass and scrub, with much rock exposed. <1> A series of medieval strip lynchets are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery on Buckham Down <2-3>. They run roughly east-west from Mintern's Hill, Stintford Lane to Buckham Down Farm. They form part of a wider system of medieval strip fields and were digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP

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Nov 14 2022 11:11AM