Monument record MDO240 - Lynchets at Lower Bincombe Farm, Bincombe
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(Centred SY 674850) A series of pronounced parallel strip lynchets, under grass and up to 3.0m. high. <1>
"Strip lynchets of the former Bincombe Parish cover some 60 acres south-west and south-east of Lower Bincombe Farm (around SY 675850)" (See plan with SY 68 SE42). <2>
Flights, of contour-following, and parallel strip lynchets, of probable Medieval date, cover some 30 acres principally on the steep N. facing slope above Hellwell Bottom (SY 675851) S. of Lower Bincombe Farm. Widths of treads vary from 4.0m. to 14.0m. and riser heights from 1.0m. to 4.5m. Terraces extend for up to 350.0m. in length in an E-W direction. Best preserved examples are centred at SY 67358510, SY 67408499; SY 67628497 (scrub covered), and SY 67758502; as delineated on R.C.H.M. strip-field plan <2>.
At SY 67648526, is a single, poorly developed 5.0m. wide strip lynchet (depicted on OS 25" 1959); now tree planted. <3>
Earthwork remains of a Medieval field system with strip lynchets. Visible as earthworks on aerial photographs <4>. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
<1> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F1 JR 31-JUL-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.
<1.1> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 4298-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11960.
<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 1, 23-24 (Monograph). SDO148.
<3> Stone, J W, Field Investigators Comments JWS, F2 JWS 20-FEB-80 (Unpublished document). SDO11902.
<4> National Monuments Record, UNKNOWN, NMR SY6685/1 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12008.
<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 452000 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 31-JUL-54.
- <1.1> SDO11960 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 4298-9.
- <2> SDO148 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 1. Volume Two (South East) Part I. 23-24.
- <3> SDO11902 Unpublished document: Stone, J W. Field Investigators Comments JWS. F2 JWS 20-FEB-80.
- <4> SDO12008 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. UNKNOWN. NMR SY6685/1.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452000.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (4)
- Parent of: Lynchets around Chalbury, Bincombe (Monument) (MDO243)
- Parent of: Medieval field system, Bincombe (Monument) (MDO244)
- Parent of: Medieval lynchets at Lower Bincombe Farm, Bincombe (Monument) (MDO241)
- Parent of: Medieval strip field system at Lower Bincombe Farm, Bincombe (Monument) (MDO242)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 676 850 (1214m by 550m) (50 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NE |
| Civil Parish | Bincombe; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 010 011 A
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 452000
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 47
Record last edited
Aug 23 2024 3:39PM
