Monument record MDO757 - Deserted settlement at Pulston, Charminster
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Summary
The site of a deserted medieval settlement with associated strip fields is visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs. Also known as Polingston.
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Full Description
SY 667953. Listed as Deserted Medieval Village of Polingston. <3>
Well-defined earthworks consisting of rectangular closes and house platforms are visible at SY 671946 on available RAF air photographs <4>. Further north from these earthworks, in area SY 667953, no distinct traces of desertion can be seen <5>.
There are no settlement remains at SY 667953 around Pulston Barn. Running north-east of the Barn for 170 metres and centred at SY 66709542, are three terraces of strip lynchets up to 1.2 metres high. These have been subsequently cut into (? Quarried), giving the false impression of closes and house platforms.
Immediately south of the Barn at SY 66759525, quarrying has taken place giving rise to further misinterpretation as closes.
The settlement around SY 671946 has been considerably ploughed down leaving little more than smoothed and spread features, now almost indeterminate. Detail deleted from M.S.D. <6>
C 12/C 13 pottery has been recovered at SY 6667 9545 following a limited amount of surface disturbance. <7>
The site of a deserted medieval settlement with associated strip fields is visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs. <8-10>
Sources/Archives (12)
- <1> SDO146 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 71.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <3> SWX1568 Monograph: Beresford, M, and Hurst, J G. 1971. Deserted Medieval Villages. 186.
- <4> SDO20011 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 4133-34.
- <5> SDO20012 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAR-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2475 4122-23.
- <6> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F1 NJA 09-MAR-81.
- <7> SDO83 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1983. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1983. 105. 152.
- <8> SDO16386 Index: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1994. Medieval Village Research Group Index. PRN 445.
- <9> SDO10893 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 4133-5.
- <9> SDO10898 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 27-OCT-1971. RAF/39/3817 0141-2.
- <10> SDO10897 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAR-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2475 4228-9.
- <11> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453292.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 670 948 (476m by 438m) (26 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Charminster; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 028 022
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SE 22
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453292
Record last edited
Jul 28 2023 12:21PM