Monument record MDO5178 - Strip lynchets in Lines Dean Bottom, Turnworth

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Summary

A medieval field system in the form of contour strip lynchets in blocks up to 250 yards long; visible as slight earthworks, reduced by ploughing. The remains of the open field system of the village. In this part of the parish fields had been enclosed piecemeal, before final enclosure took place in 1805.

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ST 818076. Two blocks of contour and cross-contour strip lynchets, up to 250 yds long, can be seen in Lines Dean Bottom. <1>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 291.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205612.

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Location

Grid reference ST 818 076 (point)
Map sheet ST80NW
Civil Parish Turnworth; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 065 006 F
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 NW 44
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205612
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Turnworth 6

Record last edited

Mar 7 2022 9:55AM

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