Monument record MDO1936 - Strip lynchets near Folly, Piddletrenthide
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(Centred ST 72750275) A flight of four Medieval type strip lynchets in pasture, on a north facing valley slope. The terraces, now ploughed down, extend for about 100.0m east to west and average 10.0m wide with risers up to 0.8m high. Poorly defined on OS air photograph <1.1>. <1>
<1> Stone, J W, Field Investigators Comments JWS, F1 JWS 18-DEC-78 (Unpublished document). SDO11902.
<1.1> Ordnance Survey, OS 74/058/107-108 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17535.
<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2 (Monograph). SDO149.
‘(40) CULTIVATION REMAINS. Each of the three former tithings of Piddletrenthide had its own open-field system; they were finally enclosed in 1817 (Map and Award, D.C.R.O.). … To the N.E. of Plush (728028) further strip lynchets, now very fragmentary, occur in an area that was also enclosed by 1770.’
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDO11902 Unpublished document: Stone, J W. Field Investigators Comments JWS. F1 JWS 18-DEC-78.
- <1.1> SDO17535 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. OS 74/058/107-108.
- <2> SDO149 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 728 028 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST70SW |
| Civil Parish | Piddletrenthide; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 088 040 M
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 70 SW 18
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 201996
Record last edited
Jan 20 2022 2:07PM
