Monument record MDO4722 - Strip lynchets, Spetisbury

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Summary

Traces of the former open field system of Crawford Magna in the form of the earthwork terraces of strip lynchets between the village and the railway. In 1970 these earthworks were described as very fragmentary. The last parts of the open field system in the parish were enclosed in 1809.

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  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 246.

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Location

Grid reference ST 9178 0192 (point) Centred on
Map sheet ST90SW
Civil Parish Spetisbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 048 029 B
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Spetisbury 29

Record last edited

Dec 7 2012 11:00AM

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