Monument record MDO349 - Strip lynchets at Walditch, Bothenhampton

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Summary

A system of medieval strip lynchets are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery and aerial photographs to the south of Walditch on Walditch Knap. They were digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP project.

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Full Description

The system of medieval strip lynchets are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery and aerial photographs to the south of Walditch on Walditch Knap. They were digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP project (2-3).

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 30.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM. sy4892sw_dtm_50cm.asc.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3162-3.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 483 923 (479m by 498m) (428 map features)
Map sheet SY49SE
Civil Parish Bothenhampton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 012 016 B
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 49 SE
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bothenhampton 16

Record last edited

Jan 31 2023 11:13AM

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