Monument record MDO6607 - Cultivation remains, Weymouth
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Summary
Earthwork remains of Iron Age and Romano-British field system overlain by medieval strip lynchets. Visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Earthwork remains of Iron Age and Romano-British field system overlain by Medieval strip lynchets. Visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs {1,2}. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Strip lynchets of up and down type covered 12 acres partly over "Celtic" fields about SY 656856 and a further 12 acres at SY 657854, now almost destroyed. <3>
Two or three genlee contour scarps are visible in the field centred at SY 656855; they may be much ploughed down lynchets. No "up and down" lychets are now visible, there or at SY 657854. <4>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO11825 Aerial Photograph: 06-APR-2002. PGA SY6585.
- <2> SDO11824 Aerial Photograph: 2006. LIDAR D0059935.
- <3> SDO149 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2. 374.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 21-APR-80.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452208.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 654 854 (1202m by 826m) (38 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NE |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 002 394 C
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 115
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452208
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Weymouth 394
Record last edited
Jun 24 2022 1:07PM
