Monument record MDO24975 - Medieval strip fields, Gould's Bottom, Upwey, Weymouth
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Summary
The remains of parallel field banks running East-West, considered likely to be the remains of medieval strip fields, are visible on aerial photographs. The site was digitally plotted for the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
The remains parallel field banks running E-W, considered likely to be the remains of medieval strip fields, are visible on aerial photographs <1>. The site was digitally plotted for the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
(SY 65948605) Two strip lynchets and fragments of a third, up to 2.0m. high, follow the contours. <2>
SY 652858 to SY 659860. Strip lynchets of contour type, almost destroyed, covered about 35 acres divided between West and
East fields on Tithe Map 1840. <3>
Contour-following strip lynchets, one conspicuous and two rather faint, are visible in the western half of the field centred at SY 65958605. Elsewhere on this side of the valley the lynchets appear to have been destroyed. <4>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO11932 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-1-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3295-6.
- <2> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 04-AUG-54.
- <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. 374.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 21-APR-80.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 451995.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6555 8604 (998m by 542m) (13 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 002 394
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 46
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 451995
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Weymouth 394
Record last edited
Jun 24 2022 1:01PM