Monument record MDO24145 - Old Warren, strip lynchets and ridge and furrow

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Summary

An extensive medieval field system comprising strip lynchets and ridge and furrow cultivation marks is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs in the vicinity of Old Warren.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

An extensive medieval field system comprising strip lynchets and ridge and furrow cultivation marks is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs <1-3> in the vicinity of Old Warren hillfort (MDO1364). The features were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.


<1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4283-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11708.

<2> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3099-100 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11648.

<3> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3100-1 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11636.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 450429 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4283-4.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3099-100.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3100-1.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450429.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5836 8851 (807m by 908m) (59 map features)
Map sheet SY58NE
Civil Parish Littlebredy; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 NE 74
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 450429

Record last edited

Jan 27 2025 1:57PM

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