Monument record MDO43348 - Ridge and furrow, Lower Buckshaw Farm, Folke and Holwell

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Summary

Ridge and furrow around Lower Buckshaw Farm buildings. Part of the medieval open field system of the parish. The date of the enclosure of the open fields of Holwell is not known.

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Full Description

Traces of ridge-and-furrow, lying within fields which were enclosed from the waste occur around Lower Buckshow Farm where four irregularly-shaped fields contain rings 6-8 yards wide with headlands 8 yards wide. <1>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 123.
  • <4>XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 887735. [Mapped feature: #632486 ]

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 6808 1110 (520m by 348m)
Map sheet ST61SE
Civil Parish Folke; Dorset
Civil Parish Holwell; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 056 019
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 61 SE 24
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 887735
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Holwell 19

Record last edited

Jan 18 2022 4:17PM

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