Monument record MDO42952 - Medieval field system, strip lynchets, Eastfield Hill, Sydling St Nicholas
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Summary
Linear banks and scarps are visible as earthworks on current Lidar imagery on Eastfield Hill, Sydling St Nicholas. The features are recorded as a medieval field system and strip lynchets under NRHE Hob UID 453168). Some of the linear features closest to the eastern end of the south side of Eastfield Hill may alternatively be outliers of an Iron Age/Romano-British field system (MDO42951; NRHE Hob UID 868860) on the hill plateau above. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Centred SY 634990. A small system of low Medieval-type strip lynchets following the contour. <1>
Well defined on air photographs. <2>
The lynchets are in very poor condition and generally appear as little more than smoothed changes of slope on a steep hillside. <3>
Linear banks and scarps are visible as earthworks on current Lidar imagery <4> on Eastfield Hill, Sydling St Nicholas. The features are recorded as a medieval field system and strip lynchets under NRHE Hob UID 453168). Some of the linear features closest to the eastern end of the south side of Eastfield Hill may alternatively be outliers of an Iron Age/Romano-British field system (MDO42951) on the hill plateau above. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 02-FEB-55.
- <2> SDO19985 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 3377-78.
- <3> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 24-FEB-81.
- <4> SDO16524 Photograph: Environment Agency. XX-XXX-2019. LIDAR Environment Agency Composite LAST RETURN.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453168.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6351 9909 (point) (327 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69NW |
| Civil Parish | Sydling St Nicholas; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 NW 34
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453168
Record last edited
Jul 21 2023 3:19PM