Monument record MDO8059 - Deserted medieval settlement at North Egliston, Tyneham
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Summary
Earthworks associated with the deserted medieval settlement at North Egliston are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
North and South Egliston, referred to as 'Egelineston' in 1202 Assize Rolls. <2>
Desertion at Egliston covers over 8ha., with no formal plan, although the S. and E part is circumscribed by a boundary bank 0.7m. high, and ditch. Fragmentary hollow ways 0.2m. to 1.6m. deep meander through rectilinear closes with banks and scarps up to 0.5m. high and which vary in size from .04 to .35 ha. About a dozen building platforms can be identified. The lazy beds referred to (Authy) 1 at SY 89468067 cross a lynchet forming a common boundary to two closes.
The whole area is under pasture but at SY 897808, evidently a later extension to the village, very long grass precluded the accurate identification and survey of very low banks and lynchets extending some 70m. eastwards of those portrayed. Surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>
Earthworks associated with the deserted medieval settlement at North Egliston are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (2-4). They were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <2> SWX972 Monograph: Mills, A D. 1977. The place-names of Dorset, Part 1: the Isle of Purbeck, the hundreds of Rowbarrow, Hasler, Winfrith, Culliford Tree, Bere Regis, Barrow, Puddletown St George. 52. 384pp.
- <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. 303.
- <4> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 27-AUG-81.
- <5> SDO16386 Index: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1994. Medieval Village Research Group Index. PRN 488.
- <6> SDO13716 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4236-7.
- <7> SDO13718 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3254-5.
- <8> SDO13719 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4235-6.
- <9> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455525.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 894 806 (631m by 676m) (51 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY88SE |
| Civil Parish | Steeple with Tyneham; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 022 010
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 88 SE 45
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455525
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tyneham 10
Record last edited
Oct 23 2023 11:04AM