Monument record MDO4323 - Strip lynchets, Spread Eagle Hill, Melbury Abbas
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Full Description
A massive medieval type cultivation terrace rising up to 3.5 m high, and average 2.5 m wide, extends for about 1`00.0 m along a steep east facing combe slope. Above and below this feature are othe medieva lyncehts of average 1.5 m high and 12.0 m wide. All are well preserved and under pasture. Visible on OS air photographs (OS/75/371 194). <1>
<1> Stone, J W, Field Investigators Comments JWS, F1 JWS 17-APR-75 (Unpublished document). SDO11902.
<1.1> Ordnance Survey, 6.6.75, OS 75/371 194 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17854.
<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1972, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North), 48 (Monograph). SDO99.
'(6) CULTIVATION REMAINS. Nothing is known of the open fields of the parish. Contour strip lynchets occur S.W. of Breeze Hill at 890193, and E of Barfoot farm at 882208; the first group is marked on the tithe map of 1838 as 'South Field Launches'.
<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 205980 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO11902 Unpublished document: Stone, J W. Field Investigators Comments JWS. F1 JWS 17-APR-75.
- <1.1> SDO17854 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 6.6.75. OS 75/371 194.
- <2> SDO99 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 48.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205980.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 885 194 (146m by 386m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST81NE |
| Civil Parish | Melbury Abbas; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 012 012
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 81 NE 43
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 81 NE 7
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205980
Record last edited
Sep 16 2022 4:02PM
