Monument record MDO31888 - Medieval field system, West Lulworth

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Summary

A dispersed series of parallel bank and ditched features are visible as cropmarks and low earthworks on aerial photographs running roughly west-east to the north of West Lulworth village. They are considered likely to be the remains of strip lynchets, possibly of medieval origin.

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Full Description

A dispersed series of parallel bank and ditched features are visible as cropmarks and low earthworks on aerial photographs running roughly west-east to the north of West Lulworth village (1-4). They are considered likely to be the remains of strip lynchets, possibly of medieval origin. The features were digitially plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.


<1> Royal Air Force, 18-FEB-1970, RAF 58/0254 0007-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13771.

<2> Royal Air Force, 18-FEB-1970, RAF 58/0254 0048-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13786.

<3> Royal Air Force, 07-FEB-1945, RAF 106G/LA/119 2050-1 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13805.

<4> Pan Government Agreement, 06-APR-2002, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery, PGA_SY8281_2002-04-06 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13817.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 18-FEB-1970. RAF 58/0254 0007-8.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 18-FEB-1970. RAF 58/0254 0048-9.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 07-FEB-1945. RAF 106G/LA/119 2050-1.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: Pan Government Agreement. 06-APR-2002. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery. PGA_SY8281_2002-04-06.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 82145 81161 (1220m by 569m) (18 map features)
Map sheet SY88SW
Civil Parish West Lulworth; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Aug 23 2024 3:51PM

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