Monument record MDO2134 - Lynchets on Pitcher's Hill, West Milton, Powerstock

Earthworks of Medieval field system comprising strip lynchets identified on the slopes of Pitcher's Hill. The lynchets centred at SY 50459610 are situated on a hillside falling to the north, are short, parallel and grass-covered. The lynchets centred at SY 50259575 are pronounced and comprise both short and long earthworks, running approximately parallel on a hillside falling to the west.

Field system plotted from air photographs. <1>

Lynchets, immediately S. of W. MILTON village on N, slopes of PITCHER'S HILL. The terraces are from 9 to 12 yards wide and extend for about 450 yards. <2>

Area A [Centred at SY 50459610] Area B [Centred at SY 50259575] Area A - mainly short and parallel grass covered strip lynchets. Fairly pronounced and situated on a hillside falling to the North.

Area B - A few long and several short approximately parallel strip lynchets on a hillside falling to the west. Pronounced and under grass. See AP CPE/UK/2475/3163. <3>

<1> Atkinson, R J C, 1949, spec 6 inch (RJCA 1.3.49) (Map). SWX1583.

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 186 (Monograph). SDO97.

‘(33) Lynchets, on the N. slope of Pitcher’s Hill, immediately S. of W. Milton village, extend for about 450 yards. The terraces are about 9 to 12 yards wide.’

<3> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F1 JR 02-MAY-55 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 450861 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Aug 23 2024 3:52PM