Monument record MDO42896 - Probable medieval lynchets, Langcombe Bottom, Maiden Newton
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Summary
Banked and scarped linear features are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and on current Lidar imagery at Langcombe Bottom, Maiden Newton. The features are considered likely to be lynchets of probable medieval date. The features are situated on the western edge of extensive Iron Age/Romano-British field systems on Hog Cliff Bottom (MDO42829) and Fore Hill (MDO42898) and it is possible that some of the features are outliers associated with that. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.
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Full Description
Banked and scarped linear features are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and on current Lidar imagery at Langcombe Bottom, Maiden Newton (1, 2). The features are considered likely to be lynchets of probable medieval date. The features are situated on the western edge of an extensive Iron Age/Romano-British field systems on Hog Cliff Bottom (MDO42829) and Fore Hill (MDO42898) and it is possible that some of the features are outliers associated with that. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6056 9734 (point) (59 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69NW |
| Civil Parish | Maiden Newton; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Nov 19 2020 9:43AM