Monument record MDO1239 - Strip lynchets, Minterne Magna

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Summary

Medieval strip lynchets in the form of earthwork terraces.

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

(Centred at ST 64680575) Terracing in field caused by Medieval cultivation. <1>

Two small areas of grass with Medieval strip lynchets. ... 'B' Centred at ST 64570566. Two rather poorly defined north east-south west strip lynchets, one now utilised for the modern field boundary at the south. <2>

The lynchets … at 'B' have been ploughed - out without trace. <3>


<1> Crawford, O G S, Annotated record map 6 inch (Map). SWX7265.

<2> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 17-SEP-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<3> Phillips, A S, Various, Field Investigators Comments ASP, F1 ASP 27-OCT-77 (Unpublished document). SWX3817.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 198844 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Map: Crawford, O G S. Annotated record map 6 inch. 6 inch to 1 mile.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 17-SEP-55.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Phillips, A S. Various. Field Investigators Comments ASP. F1 ASP 27-OCT-77.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 198844.

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Location

Grid reference ST 6458 0562 (point)
Map sheet ST60NW
Civil Parish Hilfield; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 054 006
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 60 NW 13
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 198844

Record last edited

Dec 23 2021 10:15AM

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