Monument record MDO22023 - Chilcombe Hill, strip lynchets

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Summary

Linear banks and scarps to the south of the A35, probably the remains of medieval strip lynchets.

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Linear banks and scarps visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the south of the A35, west of Chilcombe Hill. They are probably the remains of medieval strip lynchets. {1-2}

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: 14-APR-1984. NMR OS/84029 226-7.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3156-7.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5253 9224 (738m by 363m) (10 map features)
Map sheet SY59SW
Civil Parish Shipton Gorge; Dorset
Civil Parish Chilcombe; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 28 2012 3:32PM

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