Monument record MDO2815 - Lynchets, Up Cerne

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Summary

Medieval strip lynchets and field banks visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1947. Part of the medieval open field system around Up Cerne.

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Centred at ST 66140262. An area of low, parallel strip lynchets and field banks, under crops, but clearly visible on air photographs. <2> Lynchets and field banks have been ploughed out. Field under pasture on a west-facing slope. <3>

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1975 1048-9.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. 22-SEP-55.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Phillips, A S. Various. Field Investigators Comments ASP. F1 ASP 15-JUL-77.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 198868.

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Location

Grid reference ST 6614 0262 (point)
Map sheet ST60SE
Civil Parish Up Cerne; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 119 011
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 60 SE 2
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 198868

Record last edited

Dec 23 2021 10:13AM

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