Monument record MDO2290 - Medieval field system, Golly Knapp Farm, Puncknowle

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Earthworks of a medieval field system have been identified in fields at Puncknowle. The strip fields are divided by balks. (RCHM). Remains of strip fields are visible as low earthworks on aerial photographs {1} and were digitally plotted for the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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SY 534895. Medieval strip fields divided by balks occur in two fields at Puncknowle. <1>

Earthworks of a medieval field system have been identified in fields at Puncknowle. The strip fields are divided by balks. (RCHM). Remains of strip fields are visible as low earthworks on aerial photographs <2> and were digitally plotted for the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.


Unpublished revision RCHME Dorset I (West) Undated (Puncknowle file) (Unpublished document). SWX1658.

'Medieval field remains survive in fragments in several parts of thie parish: a. At 534895 there are strips divided by balks in two fields.’

<1> National Record of the Historic Environment, 450547 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

<2> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4291-2 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11387.

<3> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Externally held archive: RCH01/088 RCHME Inventory: Dorset I (West) and Revision (Unpublished document). SDO17367.

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  • --- Unpublished document: Unpublished revision RCHME Dorset I (West) Undated (Puncknowle file).
  • <1> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450547.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4291-2.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/088 RCHME Inventory: Dorset I (West) and Revision.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 534 893 (415m by 594m) (26 map features)
Map sheet SY58NW
Civil Parish Puncknowle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 095 019 A
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 NW 30
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 450547

Record last edited

Nov 5 2024 11:45AM

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