Monument record MDO4457 - Lynchets in Lower Lodge Plantation, Milton Abbas
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Summary
Medieval cultivation remains in the form of earthwork terraces running along the contour. Reported as the well-preserved remains of sixteen lynchets arranged in three end-on furlongs with risers up to 15 feet high.
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Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 199.
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Location
Grid reference | ST 796 017 (point) Centred on |
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Map sheet | ST70SE |
Civil Parish | Milton Abbas; Dorset |
Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 040 025 B
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Milton Abbas 25
Record last edited
Oct 19 2016 3:55PM