Monument record MWX4704 - Medieval strip fields overlying a Celtic field system, South Egliston, Tyneham

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Summary

Parallel strip lynchets are visible as low earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar to the east of South Egliston. They are considered to be the remains of a medieval field system overlying earlier Celtic fields.

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Strip fields seen on a 1970s AP. <2> Parallel strip lynchets are visible as low earthworks on aerial photographs <3-4> and lidar imagery <5-6> to the east of South Egliston. They are considered likely to be the remains of a medieval field system overlying earlier Celtic fields. This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

Sources/Archives (8)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2. 303.
  • <2> Digital archive: Anon. 1970s APs. AP70_390000E_80000N.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3253-4.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 18-FEB-1970. RAF 58/0254 075-6.
  • <5> Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 23-MAR-2008. Lidar.
  • <6> Aerial Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 25-FEB-2009. Lidar.
  • <7> Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
  • <8> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455092.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 8993 7948 (593m by 1056m) (68 map features)
Map sheet SY87NE
Civil Parish Steeple with Tyneham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 022 072
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 87 NE 6
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455092

Record last edited

Feb 24 2023 1:32PM

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