Monument record MDO26328 - Medieval field system, Stourton Caundle

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Summary

Traces of former open fields can be seen in the form of slight earthworks of ridge and furrow. Aerial photographs show straight and curving furlongs. Nothing is known of the date of enclosure of the open fields of the parish.

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Full Description

‘(20) Cultivation Remains. Nothing is known of the date of enclosure of the open fields of the parish. A few traces of ridge-and-furrow are visible on air photographs (R.A.F. CPE/UK 1974: 2155-7) around the village in straight and curving furlongs; they are unrelated to the present field boundaries’. (1)


<1> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 269 (Monograph). SDO136.

‘(20) Cultivation Remains. Nothing is known of the date of enclosure of the open fields of the parish. A few traces of ridge-and-furrow are visible on air photographs (R.A.F. CPE/UK 1974: 2155-7) around the village in straight and curving furlongs; they are unrelated to the present field boundaries’.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 269.

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Location

Grid reference ST 7100 0000 (point)
Map sheet ST70SW
Civil Parish Stourton Caundle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 053 020
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 71 SW 3
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Stourton Caundle 20

Record last edited

Dec 19 2012 5:53PM

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