Monument record MDO4033 - Ridge and furrow, Iwerne Courtney

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Summary

Remains of ridge and furrow fields seen as two rectangular butting furlongs. The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

'(18) Cultivation Remains. The open fields of Iwerne Courtney were enclosed by agreement in 1548 (Hutchins IV, 89). Ridge-and-furrow of these fields remains due W. of Park House Farm Buildings (852136); it consists of two rectangular butting furlongs with ridges 6 yds. to 8 yds. wide.

Nothing is known of the date of enclosure of the open fields of Farrington. Around Church Farm (15) some 50 acres of ridge-and-furrow, in end-on and butting furlongs of curved or reversed-S ridges, 7 yds. to 9 yds. wide ,remain or can be seen on air photographs (R.A.F. CPE/UK 1944: 4329-30). ' (1)


<1> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 131 (Monograph). SDO136.

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. 131.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 852 136 (256m by 173m)
Map sheet ST81SE
Civil Parish Iwerne Courtney or Shroton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 028 018 A
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Iwerne Courtney 18

Record last edited

Dec 22 2015 3:54PM

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