Monument record MDO1745 - Lynchets north west of Nether Compton village

Lynchets, on a north-west slope about 1/2 a mile north-east of the church (ST 59831724). There are six terraces. <2>

In the orchard there are a series of parallel but weak strip lynchets and in the field to the north-east there are only weak and vague traces of strip lynchets. In the field to the south-east there are two strong and parallel strip lynchets set on a steep hillside. <3>

On the west facing scarp, east of the village (of Nether Compton) there are several discontinuous strip lynchets extending over 1300 yds. At the foot of the slope there are vestiges of broad rig and furrow enclosures under plough and pasture, including 6 short strip lynchets. <4>

The only well defined lynchets noted in this area, were a series of low pasture covered lynchets up to 1.5m high centred at ST 60191780. Vestigial traces of lyncheting occur over the whole area, as described by authorities <3> and <4>. <5>

Royal Air Force, 11-APR-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 2140-1 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17481.

<1> Bean, C E, Annotated record map Corr 6", May 1954 (Map). SDO16337.

(Centred at ST 60401800) Lynchets

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 102 (Monograph). SDO97.

'(15) LYNCHETS, on a N.W. slope about ½m. N.E. of the church. There are six terraces.'

<3> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F1 JR 06-JUL-55 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.

<4> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, RCHM Ms File (unpublished revision of Dorset 1), No 16 24.9.6 (Unpublished document). SDO17382.

<5> Barrett, G, Various, Field Investigators Comments GB, F2 GB 18-AUG-77 (Unpublished document). SDO17369.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 199393 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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May 20 2022 3:56PM