Monument record MDO119 - Strip lynchets in Combe Bottom, Askerswell
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[Area Centred at SY 54409338] The bottom of the NE.-SW. valley called COOMBE BOTTOM is under pasture but has pronounced strip lynchet type cultivation. These lynchets are parallel and regularly spaced, and are adjacent to an IA/RB system on the hills surrounding the valley. These Md. lynchets are from 10.0m. to 20.0m. apart, and 0.5m to 2.0m. high, and are visible on AP. CPE/UK/2431/4154. <1>
Earthwork remains of a Medieval field system of strip lynchets, visible on aerial photographs along Combe Bottom. <2-4>
<1> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 26-MAY-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.
<2> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3153-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11406.
<3> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3154-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11392.
<4> Royal Air Force, 09-MAR-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2475 4040 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15594.
<5> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Externally held archive: RCH01/088 RCHME Inventory: Dorset I (West) and Revision (Unpublished document). SDO17367.
<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 451391 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 26-MAY-55.
- <2> SDO11406 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3153-4.
- <3> SDO11392 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3154-5.
- <4> SDO15594 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAR-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2475 4040.
- <5> SDO17367 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/088 RCHME Inventory: Dorset I (West) and Revision.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 451391.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 542 931 (901m by 1065m) (52 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY59SW |
| Civil Parish | Askerswell; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 004 027
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 SW 20
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 451391
Record last edited
Aug 21 2023 4:31PM
