Monument record MDO8326 - Medieval or post medieval lynchets, Winfrith Newburgh
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Summary
Medieval or post medieval strip lynchets are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s to the south west of Winfrith Newburgh.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Medieval or post medieval strip lynchets are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s to the south west of Winfrith Newburgh. The features are formed of a curvilinear bank and a curvilinear ditch positioned up to 43 m apart. The lynchets measure up to 242 m in length. (1) The lynchets are not visible on aerial photographs of 2009. (2) These features were digitally plotted as part of the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Lynchets around SY 7990 8395. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDO13864 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 21-JAN-1945. RAF 106G/LA/105 1070-1.
- <2> SDO13314 Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. XX-XXX-2009. Dorset CC Vertical Digital Photo Tile.
- <3> SWX8134 Monograph: Keen, L and Carreck, A ed. 1987 . Historic landscape of Weld: the Weld Estate Dorset.. Survey no 28.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 7990 8395 (point) (5 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78SE |
| Civil Parish | Winfrith Newburgh; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 026 072
Record last edited
Jan 25 2016 12:12PM