Monument record MDO3871 - Lynchets in Bainly Bottom, Gillingham

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Summary

The earthwork remains of a medieval field system in the form of contour and cross-contour strip lynchets on the north and east sides of Bainly Bottom.

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Cross-contour strip lynchets, perhaps the remains of the open fields of Langham, occur at ST 790264. <1-2>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 35.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1924 2239-40.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 202341.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 789 264 (260m by 159m)
Map sheet ST72NE
Civil Parish Gillingham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 020 098 E
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 72 NE 25
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 202341
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Gillingham 98

Record last edited

Feb 10 2022 11:45AM

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