Monument record MDO3467 - Medieval field system, Wynford Eagle

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A medieval field system comprising parallel strip lynchets and field boundaries, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.

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(Area centred at SY 57639480:A; Centred at SY 58129448:B.) Two areas of well defined Md. strip lynchets each set on a N.W facing slope and with lynchets from 0.5m. to 2.0m. high. These lynchets may well be associated with the nearby earthworks which apparently represent Md. farmsteads. The systems are visible on AP CPE/UK/2431/4147. <1> A medieval field system comprising parallel strip lynchets and field boundaries, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.<2-3>

Sources/Archives (10)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 23-MAY-55.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 08-MAR-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2475 3243-4.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 4147-8.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/088 RCHME Inventory: Dorset I (West) and Revision.
  • <5> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. AA71/03928.
  • <6> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. AA71/03929.
  • <7> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. AA71/03930.
  • <8> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. AA71/03931.
  • <9> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. AA71/03932.
  • <10> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450980.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 584 945 (771m by 782m) (58 map features)
Map sheet SY59SE
Civil Parish Wynford Eagle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 137 015 B
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 SE 13 A
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 450980

Record last edited

May 3 2023 7:29AM

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