Monument record MDO3836 - Strip lynchets on Fore Top, Fontmell Magna

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Summary

A series of medieval strip fields survive as earthworks on the slopes of Fore Top. Fontmell Magna. Documentary evidence indicates these were part of New Field in the eighteenth century.

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  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 26.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 876 174 (412m by 237m)
Map sheet ST81NE
Civil Parish Fontmell Magna; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • Conservation Area

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 019 032 A
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Fontmell Magna 32

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Apr 7 2020 4:03PM

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