Monument record MDO2039 - Strip fields, Portesham
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Summary
Medieval strip fields extending for over 2 kilometres along the hillside, from Portesham to West Waddon and Little Waddon.
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Full Description
Medieval strip fields extending for over 2 kilometres along the hillside, from Portesham to West Waddon and Little Waddon.
Refer to record MDO2038 for further details.
'(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) … (f) E. of (e) (around 620858) are massive and well-preserved contour strip lynchets.' (1)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> 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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Location
| Grid reference | SY 620 858 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NW |
| 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 F
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Portesham 32
Record last edited
Oct 6 2011 11:26AM