Monument record MDO24073 - Whatcombe House; medieval lynchets and ridge and furrow

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Summary

Medieval field system visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.

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Fragments of a medieval field system, including lynchets and ridge and furrow culivation, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs on the south facing slopes at Whatcombe House {1-2}. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: 20-JUL-1989. NMR OS/89389/111-2.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 5099-100.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5793 8976 (378m by 472m) (27 map features)
Map sheet SY58NE
Civil Parish Kingston Russell; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 450246

Record last edited

Nov 14 2012 10:02AM

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