Monument record MDO22046 - Strip lynchets, Bredy North Hill, Burton Bradstock

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Summary

A medieval field system, comprising strip lynchets and possible ridge and furrow, is visible as low earthworks on aerial photographs and LiDAR imagery on the south side of Bredy North Hill.

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Full Description

SY508904. On the South side of North Bredy Hill, 4 strip lynchets and a small group of detached strips are visible on aerial photographs. <1>

A medieval field system, comprising strip lynchets and possible ridge and furrow, is visible as low earthworks on aerial photographs and LiDAR <2-3> imagery on the south side of Bredy North Hill.


<1> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Unpublished revision RCHME Dorset I (West) Undated (Burton Bradstock file) (Unpublished document). SWX1279.

<1.1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4295-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDO14147.

<2> 21-APR-2006, D0060471 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11495.

<3> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4293-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11385.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 884600 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Unpublished revision RCHME Dorset I (West) Undated (Burton Bradstock file).
  • <1.1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4295-6.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: 21-APR-2006. D0060471.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4293-4.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 884600.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5100 9049 (744m by 417m) (19 map features)
Map sheet SY59SW
Civil Parish Burton Bradstock; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 SW 62
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 884600

Record last edited

Apr 12 2023 11:42AM

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