Monument record MDO683 - Medieval field system, The Castle, Cattistock
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Summary
A medieval field system surrounding and within The Castle hillfort, Cattistock. Strip lynchets and ridge and furrow cultivation ridges were digitally plotted from aerial photographs and lidar imagery during the Upper Frome and Sydling Valley AIM project.
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Full Description
A medieval field system surrounding and within The Castle hillfort, Cattistock. Strip lynchets and ridge and furrow cultivation ridges were digitally plotted from aerial photographs and lidar imagery <5-6> during the Upper Frome and Sydling Valley AIM project.
Centred at ST 59440009.
A pasture area with a series of regularly spaced and parallel strip lynchets averaging 0.4 m. high. These generally follow the contours and are set in an NE-SW direction, except on the W. slope of CASTLE HILL where three lynchets run from N-S in a grass field.
It is notable that this evidently Modern system is continued on the top of the earthwork called "The Castle."
The system is visible on AP. CPE/UK/1974/3384. <2>
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SDO131 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. ST 50 SE 19.
- <2> SDO17110 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-47. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3384.
- <3> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 13-MAY-55.
- <4> SDO14053 Article in serial: Corney, M. 1987. Ordnance Survey Map Revision, West Dorset. 9-10.
- <5> SDO16582 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 10-JAN-2007. NMR 24507 (ST5900/10).
- <6> SDO16524 Photograph: Environment Agency. XX-XXX-2019. LIDAR Environment Agency Composite LAST RETURN.
- <7.1> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. Cattistock Castle Hill/ink survey..
- <7.2> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. Cattistock Castle Hill/pencil survey.
- <7.3> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. AF0888907 RCHME: Castle Hill, Cattistock, Dorset.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 195870.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 5955 0009 (611m by 417m) (254 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST50SE |
| Civil Parish | Cattistock; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 025 026
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 50 SE 19
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 195870
Record last edited
Aug 4 2022 4:43PM
