Monument record MDO21983 - Medway Farm, strip lynchets

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Summary

Medieval strip lynchets visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

There are remains of several strip lynchets at SY532932. <2>

Medieval strip lynchets are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and LiDAR imagery on the south facing slopes at Medway Farm, Askerswell. <3-5>


<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey map 1:10,560, 1968 (Map). SDO18658.

(SY533930) Strip Lynchet [NR]

<2> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Unpublished revision RCHME Dorset I (West) Undated (Askerswell file) (Unpublished document). SDO19798.

<3> 21-APR-2006, D0060479 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11469.

<4> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 4154-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11452.

<5> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3153-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11406.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 884639 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey map 1:10,560. 1:10 560. 1968.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Unpublished revision RCHME Dorset I (West) Undated (Askerswell file).
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: 21-APR-2006. D0060479.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 4154-5.
  • <5> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3153-4.
  • <6> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 884639.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5350 9320 (1084m by 561m) (40 map features)
Map sheet SY59SW
Civil Parish Askerswell; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 SW 69
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 884639

Record last edited

Oct 30 2023 4:35PM

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