Monument record MDO8061 - Medieval field system, South Egliston, Tyneham

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Summary

Remains of parallel strip lynchets and ridge and furrow are visible as low earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery of the slopes of Tyneham Cap and to the west of South Egliston. They are considered likely to be the remains of a medieval field system.

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Remains of parallel strip lynchets and ridge and furrow are visible as low earthworks on aerial photographs (2-5) and lidar imagery (6-7) of the slopes of Tyneham Cap and to the west of South Egliston. They are considered likely to be the remains of a medieval field system. This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

Sources/Archives (9)

  • <1> 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.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 27-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA/200 F8 2006-7.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 F20 3254-55.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 18-FEB-1970. RAF 58/0254 075-6.
  • <5> Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 16-APR-1982. NMR OS/82033 106-7.
  • <6> Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 23-MAR-2008. Lidar.
  • <7> Aerial Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 20-JUL-2008. CCO Aerial Photographic Coverage 2008.
  • <7> Aerial Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 25-FEB-2009. Lidar.
  • <8> Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 146.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 89423 79411 (1102m by 892m) (102 map features)
Map sheet SY87NE
Civil Parish Steeple with Tyneham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 022 012 A
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 87 NE 2
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tyneham 12

Record last edited

Sep 20 2018 4:32PM

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