Monument record MDO2437 - Strip lynchets, Eldon Hill, Shipton Gorge

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Summary

Two strip lynchets are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery on the south-west facing slope of Eldon Hill. They form part of a wider system of medieval lynchets are were digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP project.

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Two blocks of strip lynchets are shown on the OS map on the East and South sides of Eldon Hill. <2>

Two lynchets are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery on the south-west facing slope of Eldon Hill <3>. They run NW-SE for 240m and possibly form part of a wider system of medieval lynchets are were digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP project.


<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map, 1976 (Map). SDO17396.

(SY 4920 9225) Strip lynchets [NR] (SY 4945 9245) Strip lynchets [NR]

<2> Fitzgerald, R J, RCHME Recording, Fitzgerald, 19-Jun-1991 (Sound recording). SDO17718.

<3> Environment Agency, 2010, Lidar DTM, sy4992se_dtm_50cm.asc (Aerial Photograph). SDO13148.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 867273 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1976.
  • <2> Sound recording: Fitzgerald, R J. RCHME Recording, Fitzgerald. 19-Jun-1991.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM. sy4992se_dtm_50cm.asc.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 867273.

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Location

Grid reference Centred SY 491 923 (300m by 274m) (227 map features)
Map sheet SY49SE
Civil Parish Shipton Gorge; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 49 SE 52
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 867273

Record last edited

Dec 28 2022 3:14PM

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