Monument record MWX246 - Medieval Lynchets, Ridge Cliff, Seatown, Chideock
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Summary
A series of linear banks and ditches to the east of Seatown. They include parallel lynchets of presumably medieval date as well as field boundaries which may be of later post medieval date. The features are visible as earthworks on lidar taken in 2008 and aerial photographs from 1942.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
There two strip lynchets on Ridge Cliff. (1)
Lynchets lying in shelter of Ridge Cliff. Indicate that levelled fields created as a result of fairly intensive agricultural regime. Fields centred on SY42379174 . Lynchets up to 2.4m high although slumping has augmented their dimensions and most have a denuded earthen field bank with a ditch on the inner face along the top edge (2 & 3).
A series of linear banks and ditches to the east of Seatown. They include parallel lynchets of presumably medieval date as well as field boundaries which may be of later post medieval date. The features are visible as earthworks on lidar taken in 2008 (4) and aerial photographs from 1942 (5).
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX1571 Unpublished document: Unpublished revision RCHME Dorset I (West) Undated (Chideock File).
- <2> SWX8675 Unpublished document: Fletcher, M. 2002. Medieval Lynchets, Ridge Cliff and Puddletons, Seatown, Dorset, An Archaeological Survey by English Heritage.
- <3> SWX8675 Unpublished document: Fletcher, M. 2002. Medieval Lynchets, Ridge Cliff and Puddletons, Seatown, Dorset, An Archaeological Survey by English Heritage.
- <4> SDO12878 Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 23-MAR-2008. Lidar.
- <5> SDO12957 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 07-JUN-1942. RAF AC53 18-9.
- <6> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. AF00001.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 866826.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 4254 9163 (547m by 456m) (33 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY49SW |
| Civil Parish | Chideock; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 034 035
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 49 SW 30
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 866826
Record last edited
Dec 23 2022 6:42PM