Monument record MDO47340 - Medieval settlement of Totcombe, Cerne Abbas
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Summary
Possible settlement earthworks of Totcombe, a deserted medieval village and hundred meeting place.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Totcombe was an old Hundred whose court was held in "a valley west of the great road from Sherborne to Dorchester, near the bounds of Cerne and Nether Cerne". <1>
Best <2> considers Totcombe to have once been a village and say that there "are close above the Cerne stream, on the east bank between Cerne Abbas and Nether Cerne, a very prominent terrace or lynchet and other highly artificial-looking ground works on a shelf of the valley (SY 6799). Higher up, and a little further to the east, is a long field sloping up to the edge of the deep re-entrant known as Bramble Bottom, which is named Tatcombe". (This description places the site within a Celtic field system ).
Good simply summarizes the information of the previous two authorities). <3>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO17392 Monograph: Shipp, W, and Hodson, J W (eds). 1870. The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 4. Vol 4.
- <2> SDO19118 Article in serial: 1955. Somerset & Doset Notes & Queries 27 (SDNQ 27). 58.
- <3> SWX1569 Monograph: Good, R. 1979. Lost Villages of Dorset. 74.
- <4>XY SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453016. [Mapped feature: #637115 ]
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 670 990 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69NE |
| Civil Parish | Cerne Abbas; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 NE 56
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453016
Record last edited
Nov 9 2023 3:36PM