Monument record MDO2103 - Strip lynchets at Little Waddon, Portesham

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Summary

Medieval strip fields extending for over 2 kilometres along the hillside, from Portesham to West Waddon and Little Waddon.

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Full Description

Medieval strip fields extending for over 2 kilometres along the hillside, from Portesham to West Waddon and Little Waddon.

Refer to record MDO2038 for further details.

The lynchets are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken by Francesca Radcliffe on 1 June 1991. <1>


<1> Radcliffe, F M, Oblique aerial photographs, FR 24, 25/66 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13178.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Radcliffe, F M. Oblique aerial photographs. FR 24, 25/66.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 627 857 (168m by 49m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY68NW
Civil Parish Portesham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 090 094

Record last edited

Jan 25 2016 9:54AM

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