Monument record MDO43628 - Strip lynchets, Winterbourne Houghton
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Summary
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Fragmentary remains of strip lynchets occur some 300 yds NNW of Winterborne Houghton church, around ST 81804 These, with others now destroyed, were strips in Little Field in 1776. <1>
<1> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 298 (Monograph). SDO136.
'(8) Cultivation Remains. In 1776 four open fields still remained partly unenclosed (Map of Winterborne Houghton, D.C.R.O.); they were named North Field, Little Field, Croft Field and Whiteway Field. Elsewhere, other isolated strips remained within enclosed fields ... About 500 yds. E. of Higher Houghton Farm (811047) is a scarp 12 ft. high and 260 yds. long, with two right-angle bends; in 1776 it was the riser of one of two strips within an enclosed field.'
<1.1> 1776, Map of Winterborne Houghton (Map). SDO17838.
<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 205834 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 298.
- <1.1> SDO17838 Map: 1776. Map of Winterborne Houghton.
- <2> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205834.
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Location
| Grid reference | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
| Civil Parish | Winterborne Houghton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 SW 75
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205834
Record last edited
Mar 17 2022 4:02PM
