Monument record MDO39030 - Probable medieval strip lynchets, Stoke Knapp Farm, Stoke Abbott

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A series of probable medieval strip lynchets to the southeast of Stoke Knapp Farm, Stoke Abbott, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s. The lynchets are located along the contour line on a west facing slope. The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

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A series of linear banks or lynchets to the southeast of Stoke Knapp Farm, Stoke Abbott, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s (1). The lynchets are located along the contour line on a west facing slope and probably represent former medieval strip lynchets. They are still visible on the latest Google Earth imagery (2). The site was digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1075 FP 1082-3.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2006. Google Earth vertical photograph.

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Location

Grid reference ST 44589 01320 (point) (173 map features)
Map sheet ST40SW
Civil Parish Stoke Abbott; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jul 26 2019 1:35PM

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