Monument record MDO28481 - Strip lynchets in Launch Wood, Woolland

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Summary

Strip lynchets in woodland, thought to be part of the open fields around the deserted village of Chitcombe. In 1970 it was reported that at least two of these lynchets survived as distinct earthwork terraces.

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Type and Period (1)

LYNCHET (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full Description

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 316.

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Part of: Strip lynchets, Woolland (Monument) (MDO5379)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Location

Grid reference	Not recorded
Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	Woolland; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Other Statuses/References

Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 074 006 B

Record last edited

Nov 27 2012 10:14AM

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