Monument record MDO42964 - Medieval strip lynchets, Sydling St Nicholas
Please read our guidance about the use of Dorset Historic Environment Record data.
Summary
Narrow curvilinear banks and scarps are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and on current Lidar imagery on the west side of Sydling St Nicholas. The features may be historic field boundaries or lynchets of probable medieval date. They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Narrow curvilinear banks and scarps are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and on current Lidar imagery on the west side of Sydling St Nicholas (1, 2). The features may be historic field boundaries or lynchets of probable medieval date. They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.
The northernmost linear bank is no longer visible on current Google Earth imagery.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDO16896 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-47. RAF/CPE/UK/1794 RP 3378-9.
- <2> SDO16524 Photograph: Environment Agency. XX-XXX-2019. LIDAR Environment Agency Composite LAST RETURN.
- <3> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 236.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 6298 9870 (point) (147 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69NW |
| Civil Parish | Sydling St Nicholas; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 110 035 A
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Sydling St Nicholas 35
Record last edited
Dec 8 2020 11:03AM