Monument record MDO2034 - Portesham Withy Bed, medieval strip lynchets
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Summary
Medieval strip lynchets overlying a prehistoric field system, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
An extensive system of Medieval strip lynchets overlying a prehistoric field system, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project. {1-2}
'(32) Strip Fields, including contour and up-and-down types of strip lynchets, cover 88 acres W.N.W., N.E., and E. of Portesham village. Of six groups of remains the first three are clearly connected with Portesham itself. (d) and (e) may have belonged to West Waddon and (f) certainly belonged to Little Waddon. All except group (a), partly on the chalk, are on Jurassic limestone. Treads are up to 350 yds. long and 2 yds. to 10 yds. wide, and risers up to 8 ft. high. (R.A.F. V.A.P. CPE/UK 1934 : 1063-72) … (a) In and around Portesham Withy Bed (593859) traces of contour strip lynchets (Plates 140, 233) cover about 16 acres. One block runs W. into the parish boundary with Abbotsbury, unchanged at least since 1758, and probably crossed the line.' (3)
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDO11670 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3289-90.
- <2> SDO11629 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1071-2.
- <3> SDO149 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2. 246.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
- Parent of: Lynchets on Rocket Hill, Portesham (Monument) (MDO2037)
- Parent of: Medieval cultivation remains and a prehistoric field system on Rocket Hill, Portesham (Monument) (MDO2036)
- Parent of: Portesham Hill, Celtic field system and medieval stip lynchets (Monument) (MDO2035)
- Parent of: Strip fields, Portesham (Monument) (MDO2039)
- Parent of: Strip lynchets between Portesham village and Waddon, Portesham (Monument) (MDO2038)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 593 861 (712m by 706m) (30 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY58NE |
| Civil Parish | Portesham; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 090 032 A
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 450396
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Portesham 32
Record last edited
Feb 27 2012 5:44AM