Monument record MDO56 - Strip lynchet at Lynton Barn, Abbotsbury

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Summary

A medieval strip lynchet is marked on the Ordnance Survey map and visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.

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Full Description

A medieval strip lynchet is marked on the OS map and is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs <2> at Linton Barn. It was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1967.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3320-1.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450580.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 590 846 (257m by 230m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY58SE
Civil Parish Abbotsbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 001 057
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 SE 10
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 450580

Record last edited

Apr 27 2023 9:24AM

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