Monument record MDO43620 - Strip Lynchet, Winterborne Houghton

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Contour strip lynchets

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(Centred ST 815040) Ten contour strip lynchets on the S side of the Winterborne valley, ST 810036-ST 818043, are arranged in four end-on furlongs up to 250 yds long, running into 'Celtic' fields (ST 80 SW 1) at their SW end. In 1776 they were strips in Whiteway and Croft fields. <1-2>

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 298.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1085-6.
  • <3> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. RCH01/096.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205830.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8149 0400 (point)
Map sheet ST80SW
Civil Parish Winterborne Houghton; Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 SW 73
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205830

Record last edited

Mar 18 2022 8:23AM

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