Monument record MDO679 - Lynchet, Cattistock

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Summary

Cultivation system and possible settlement East of Cattistock. Medieval strip fields are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery on the north west facing slope to the south east of Cattistock. They were digitally plotted during the Upper Frome and Sydling Valley AIM project.

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Full Description

Centred at SY 59689943 Two pronounced Md type strip lynchets under grass see air photos CPE/UK/1974/3384. <2> Up to ten Medieval strip fields are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery on the north west facing slope to the south east of Cattistock <3-4>. They run roughly east-west and were digitally plotted during the Upper Frome and Sydling Valley AIM project.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 73.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 17-JAN-55.
  • <3> Photograph: Environment Agency. XX-XXX-2019. LIDAR Environment Agency Composite LAST RETURN.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-NOV-1971. RAF/39/3829 V 0042-3.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450610.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 596 994 (340m by 132m) (629 map features)
Map sheet SY59NE
Civil Parish Cattistock; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 025 022
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 NE 7
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 450610

Record last edited

Dec 23 2022 10:14AM

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