Monument record MDO3646 - Strip lynchets, Cann

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Summary

Earthworks interpreted as the remains of poorly-defined strip lynchets, the remains of medieval cultivation terraces, have been recorded on the sides of a small valley to the west of Cann village. The earthworks are broken up by erosion and quarrying.

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Pasture field on the slopes of a small valley immediately W. of CANN exhibit very poorly defined traces of medieval strip lynchets. Surface erosion and some quarrying has effaced much of the cultivation strips, but when viewed from a half mile to the south the rounded terraces are visible. Upon close inspection only faint unsurveyable fragments can be seen. <1>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. F1 NVQ 23-JAN-56.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 206511.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 8675 2114 (147m by 292m)
Map sheet ST82SE
Civil Parish Cann; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 008 011
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 82 SE 43
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 206511

Record last edited

Sep 30 2022 2:43PM

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