Monument record MWX142 - Strip lynchets on West Cliff, Symondsbury

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Summary

Linear features seen on vertical aerial photographs taken in the late 1940s, and described as being visible as earthworks, but reduced by ploughing. Interpreted as strip lynchets, the remains of a medieval field system.

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Full Description

Medieval strip lynchets have been found on aerial photographs in the field above West Cliff, but are now reduced by ploughing. <1>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Unpublished revision RCHME Dorset I (West) Undated (Symondsbury file).
  • <1.1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. RAF/CPE/UK/2621 3058.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 866952.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 45588 90864 (519m by 429m)
Map sheet SY49SE
Civil Parish Symondsbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 111 047
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 49 SE 43
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 866952

Record last edited

Dec 19 2022 2:29PM

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