Monument record MDO3762 - Strip lynchets west of Knighton House, Durweston

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Summary

An extensive system of banked field boundaries is visible as low earthworks on lidar imagery on the south facing slopes to the south of Milton Lane. Many of the long linears follow the contours and may be medieval strip lynchets although some elements of the field system may be earlier prehistoric. The features form part of a wider field system which includes MDO3767 to the south and MDO44693 and MDO3761 to the north, they were digitally recorded during the Middle Dorset Stour AIM Project.

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Full Description

An extensive system of banked field boundaries is visible as low earthworks on lidar imagery on the south facing slopes to the south of Milton Lane [2]. Many of the long linears follow the contours and may be medieval strip lynchets although some elements of the field system may be earlier prehistoric. The features form part of a wider field system which includes MDO3767 to the south and MDO44693 and MDO3761 to the north, they were digitally recorded during the Middle Dorset Stour AIM Project.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 91.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.

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Location

Grid reference ST 854 081 (point)
Map sheet ST80NE
Civil Parish Durweston; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 013 012 D
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Durweston 12

Record last edited

Nov 22 2022 5:50PM

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