Monument record MDO5301 - Medieval strip lynchets, Winterborne Stickland

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Summary

The remains of medieval strip lynchets are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery at the west end of Winterborne Stickland. They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.

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A block of four contour strip lynchets surviving as earthworks. Part of the open field system around Winterborne Stickland. A map of 1771 shows these in 'Western Furlong' in the south-eastern part of South Field <1> The remains of medieval strip lynchets are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery at the west end of Winterborne Stickland <2>. They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.

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 831 043 (point)
Map sheet ST80SW
Civil Parish Winterborne Stickland; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

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

Record last edited

Apr 25 2023 7:01PM

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