Monument record MDO76 - Open field system on the south side of Church Hill, Alton Pancras
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Summary
Prehistoric field system overlain and modified by strip cultivation. Remains of open field system of Barcombe.
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Celtic fields incorporating scarps which are probably in part natural but adapted to material use. The fields have medieval strip lynchets superimposed; a grange with close was at Barcombe Farm. <2>
Visible on aerial photographs. An area of rough pasture with faint indications of field banks and lynchets above the 600 ft contour. Between the 600 ft and 500 ft contours there are pronounced natural scarps, almost gulleys, which run down the slope of the hill in NW-SE direction. These seem to have been utilized, but the general appearance of the whole area is that of an IA/RB field system. No medieval strip lynchets were observed in the vicinity. <3>
Listed as Group (41) Squarish 'Celtic' fields overlain by strip lynchets. Uphill some fields end in an arc typical of strip lynchets. See plan. <4>.
Centred ST 70400345. This Celtic field system, partly under pasture and partly under plough, remains as described, and in a fair state of preservation. Well defined on OS air photographs. <5>
Sources/Archives (13)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
- <2> SWX2467 Unpublished document: RCHM Mss file.
- <2.1> SDO10245 Monograph: Hutchins, J. 1873. The history and antiquities of the County of Dorset. Volume 4. 3rd edition. IV. 461.
- <3> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 15-SEP-55.
- <3.1> SDO17440 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF CPE/UK/1975 1041-2.
- <4> SDO146 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 3-4.
- <5> SDO17369 Unpublished document: Barrett, G. Various. Field Investigators Comments GB. F2 GB 09-OCT-78.
- <5.1> SDO17444 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. OS 74/058/031-32.
- <6> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 882383.
- <7> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. BB74/04559.
- <8> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. BB74/04562.
- <9> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. RCH01/096.
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 201949.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 704 035 (693m by 357m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST70SW |
| Civil Parish | Alton Pancras; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 003 015 E
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 70 SW 5
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 201949
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Alton Pancras 15
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Celtic Field Group 41
Record last edited
Nov 21 2022 9:08AM