Monument record MDO2336 - Medieval field system, Sandford Orcas

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Summary

An area of broad Rig and furrow.

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

At ST 610200 there are strip lynchets or strips covering 6 acres of gently sloping, north facing ploughed land. (2)

Broad rig and furrow covers the area but no strip lynchets exist. (3)


National Record of the Historic Environment, 199892 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

<1> Royal Air Force, 11-APR-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 3142-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17986.

<2> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, RCHM Ms File (unpublished revision of Dorset 1), 23.9.76 (Unpublished document). SDO17382.

<3> Phillips, A S, Various, Field Investigators Comments ASP, F1 ASP 28-NOV-77 (Unpublished document). SWX3817.

<4> Historic England, Historic England Archive, RCH01/088 (Index). SDO14738.

RCHME Inventory: Dorset I (West) and Revision. A collection of archive relating to the Dorset inventory Volume I (West Dorset) and to a proposed revision which was never published. The archive consists of a wide range of material including original field notes, surveys, profiles, photographs and negatives, measured drawings, and correspondence.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • --- Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 199892.
  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 3142-3.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. RCHM Ms File (unpublished revision of Dorset 1). 23.9.76.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Phillips, A S. Various. Field Investigators Comments ASP. F1 ASP 28-NOV-77.
  • <4> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. RCH01/088.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 6124 1998 (381m by 402m)
Map sheet ST61NW
Civil Parish Sandford Orcas; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 099 017
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 62 SW 27
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 199892

Record last edited

Jul 19 2024 4:39PM

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