Monument record MDO22074 - Shipton Hill, lynchets

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Possible lynchets of medieval origin, visible as low earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs to the south of Shipton Hill.

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Possible lynchets of medieval origin, visible as low earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs to the south of Shipton Hill. A natural origin for some of these parallel banked features cannot be ruled out. {1-2}


<1> 14-APR-1984, NMR OS/84029 224-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11500.

<2> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3158-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11382.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: 14-APR-1984. NMR OS/84029 224-5.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3158-9.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5074 9203 (646m by 345m) (20 map features)
Map sheet SY59SW
Civil Parish Shipton Gorge; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Feb 24 2012 3:36AM

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