Monument record MDO24130 - Strip lynchets, Pitcombe Down, Littlebredy
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Summary
Medieval strip lynchets forming part of a wider medieval field system visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Three series of lynchets are on the south and west slopes of a hill 1/4 mile north-west of Littlebredy. <1>
Centred at 'A' - SY 582897; ('B' - SY 587897; 'C' - SY 585894; 'D' - SY 59078926; 'E' - SY 58828918. Five areas of medieval type strip lynchets. 'A' is partly cultivated, and is an area with parallel lynchets dividing field strips. The other series are of grass and tree covered lynchets parallel and regularly spaced. Visible on air photographs RAF CPE/UK/1824 4283-4. <2>
Medieval strip lynchets are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs on Pitcombe Down <4-7>. They form part of a wider medieval field system (MDO1403 and 1405) which may have earlier prehistoric origins. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 39.
- <2> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 31-MAR-55.
- <3> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1967.
- <4> SDO11706 Aerial Photograph: 16-FEB-2005. NMR SY 4889/7 (23811/21).
- <5> SDO11149 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 5099-100.
- <6> SDO11139 Aerial Photograph: 02-APR-1969. NMR OS/69053/002-3.
- <7> SDO11660 Aerial Photograph: 20-JUL-1989. NMR OS/89389/112-3.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450411.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 5856 8946 (682m by 854m) (65 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY58NE |
| Civil Parish | Littlebredy; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 063 016 C
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 NE 57
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 450411
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Littlebredy 16
Record last edited
May 4 2023 10:22AM