Monument record MWX268 - Medieval field system, Chapel Hill, Abbotsbury
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Summary
Medieval field system on Chapel Hill, situated to the south west of the village of Abbotsbury. The field system includes a group of strip lynchets which includes terraces 5.5 metres to 11 metres wide, which run parallel with the natural slope of the hill.
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
(SY 572847) Field system plotted from air photographs in Jan-March 1949. <2>
They are known as the Lawns. <3>
Lynchets almost entirely surround Chapel Hill Abbotsbury forming terraces from 6 to 25 yds wide. <4>
See air photgraph RAF CPE/UK/2431 4287. <5>
A system of pronounced medieval type strip lynchets. (1-8)
Seen on an AP of 1970s. <8>
The system of medieval strip fields is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and Lidar imagery <9-10> and was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (12)
- <1> SWX7265 Map: Crawford, O G S. Annotated record map 6 inch. 6 inch to 1 mile.
- <2> SWX1667 Map: Atkinson, R J C. Annotated Record Map Private 6 Sheet (R J C Atkinson Undated).
- <3> SWX1668 Article in serial: Drew C D. 1948. Open arable fields at Portland and elsewhere. Vol 22. 79.
- <3.1> SWX8216 Verbal communication: Lord Ilchester. Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments: Lord Ilchester.
- <4> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West).
- <5> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 23-MAR-55.
- <6> SWX1558 Monograph: 1978. List of ancient monuments in England: Southern England. Vol 2. p83.
- <7> SDO17426 Scheduling record: DCMS. 1997. Scheduled Monument Notification 1997. 12/06/1997.
- <8> SWX8820 Digital archive: Anon. 1970s APs. AP70_357000E_85000N.
- <9> SDO12199 Aerial Photograph: 01-FEB-1968. MAL 6804 002-3.
- <10> SDO12200 Aerial Photograph: 31-OCT-2006. D0067837.
- <11> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450549.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 57227 84772 (610m by 553m) (32 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY58SE |
| Civil Parish | Abbotsbury; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 001 036
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 SE 1
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 450549
Record last edited
May 9 2023 4:09PM