Monument record MDO920 - Medieval strip field system at Sticklands Farm, Chilfrome
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Summary
An extensive medieval field system is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery to the southwest of Chilfrome. The lynchets and field boundaries extend over an area of 70 hectares to the south of Lower Drove, and were digitally poltted during the Upper Frome and Sydling Valley AIM project
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Full Description
An extensive medieval field system is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery <3> to the southwest of Chilfrome. The lynchets and field boundaries extend over an area of 70 hectares to the south of Lower Drove, and were digitally poltted during the Upper Frome and Sydling Valley AIM project.
Centred at SY 5859866. Traces of low parallel lynchets, running downhill, of possible IA date. <1>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 17-JAN-55.
- <2> SDO17367 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/088 RCHME Inventory: Dorset I (West) and Revision.
- <3> SDO16524 Photograph: Environment Agency. XX-XXX-2019. LIDAR Environment Agency Composite LAST RETURN.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 585 986 (580m by 377m) (639 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY59NE |
| Civil Parish | Chilfrome; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 036 009
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 NE 1
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 NE 20
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 450673
Record last edited
Dec 23 2022 12:53PM