Monument record MDO21949 - Askerswell Down, strip lynchets

Lynchets, 1/2 mile E. of the church, are on a N. slope with regular terraces 9 to 10 yds wide with a fall of 5 to 10 ft. <1>

A: Centred at SY 53919242; B: Centred at SY 54389251, A: An area of pronounced grass covered Md strip lynchets, from 0.5m to 2.0m high, regulrly spaced, as described in T.I. B: Poorly defined and scattered strip lynchets which appear to make use of natural scarps in many instances the terraces being laid out between these scarps. The areas are well shown on AP CPE/UK/2431/3154. <2>

Medieval strip lynchets on the northern slopes of Askerwell Down. The features are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and LiDAR imagery. <4-6>

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 15 (Monograph). SDO97.

‘(21) LYNCHETS, ½ m. E. of the church, extend for 500 to 600 ft. on the N. slope of the hill. The terraces, where regular, are 9 to 10 yards in width with a fall of 5 to 10 ft.'

<2> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 03-MAY-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<3> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1966, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1965, 65 (Serial). SDO65.

Notes on the Archaeology of the Eggardon Valley, Askerswell. 5. Ancient Fields.

'...At 500 to 600 ft. above the Greensand and below the hillfort (540943) there are remains of strip lynchets; five extend for about a furlong with treads 20 to 100yds. wide and risers up to 10ft. high; there are other fragments in the vicinity which were part of the Manor's open field.'

<4> 21-APR-2006, D0060476 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11453.

<5> 21-APR-2006, D0060480 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11447.

<6> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3153-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11406.

<7> Historic England, Historic England Archive, AO55/128/6 (Index). SDO14738.

MEDIEVAL STRIP LYNCHETS FROM NORTH-EAST

<8> Historic England, Historic England Archive, OS55/F128/8 (Index). SDO14738.

MEDIEVAL STRIP LYNCHETS AT ASKERSWELL FROM NORTH EAST.

<9> National Record of the Historic Environment, 451499 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Aug 24 2023 7:46PM