Monument record MDO43490 - Strip lynchets, Pimperne
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Summary
An area, centred ST 878090, contains fairly pronounced lynchets following the contours. These lynchets are rounded, irregularly spaced and average 0.5m high.
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Full Description
(Centred ST 881089) Field systems from air photographs 1949. <1>
An area, centred ST 878090, contains fairly pronounced lynchets following the contours. These lynchets are rounded, irregularly spaced and average 0.5m high. An area, centred ST 884088, contains fragmentary lynchets. At ST 88650880 a well preserved field of the Iron Age/Romano British type has banks 6.0m wide and 0.3m high. To the south and west of Camp Down most traces of the field system have been obliterated by modern cultivation, except where the present hedges have utilized lynchets to form modern boundaries. <2>
Faint traces of 'Celtic' fields are discernible on Camp Down (around ST 881089), but they have been much altered by strip ploughing and later cultivation. <3>
Contour and up-and-down strip lynchets, now largely ploughed down, cover a large area around ST 880083. In 1838 they were in Nutford Field. <4>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SWX1583 Map: Atkinson, R J C. 1949. spec 6 inch (RJCA 1.3.49).
- <2> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 08-DEC-55.
- <3> SDO72 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1973. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1972. 94. 119.
- <4> SDO17700 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 2159-61.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205414.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 8809 0890 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST80NE |
| Civil Parish | Pimperne; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 NE 7
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205414
Record last edited
Feb 24 2022 12:00PM