Monument record MDO5300 - Medieval strip lynchets, Winterborne Stickland

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Summary

A block of four contour strip lynchets described in 1970 as surviving as slight earthworks, heavily ploughed. Part of the open field system around Winterborne Stickland. A map of 1771 shows these in 'Lecks Larch Furlong' in Middle Field. The strip lynchets are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery and were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project. They are part of a wider field system extending to the north and east which is likely to be of prehistoric origin.

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Full Description

A series of strip lynchets are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery to the south of Longmead Cottages [2]. They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project. They are part of a wider field system extending to the north and east which is likely to be of prehistoric origin.

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. 309.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.

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Location

Grid reference ST 830 053 (point)
Map sheet ST80NW
Civil Parish Winterborne Stickland; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 071 017 B

Record last edited

Nov 8 2022 3:45PM

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