Monument record MDO37872 - Medieval strip lynchets, Sutton Ham Coppice, Stoke Abbott

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Summary

Parallel lynchets are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the south of Sutton Ham Coppice. They are considered to be medieval strip lynchets and were digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

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Parallel lynchets are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the south of Sutton Ham Coppice. They run along the contour (roughly east-west) and are considered to be medieval strip lynchets. They were digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.(1-3).

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. XX-XXX-2009. Dorset CC Vertical Digital Photo Tile. ST4501.ecw.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 2341-2.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1971. RAF RAF/39/3826 0137-8.

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Location

Grid reference ST 45887 01571 (point) (586 map features)
Map sheet ST40SE
Civil Parish Stoke Abbott; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record

Record last edited

Jul 24 2019 2:58PM

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