Monument record MDO48402 - Possible medieval strip field, Cerne Abbas
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Summary
Several parallel and closely set regular and narrow banked lynchets in fields to the southeast of Cerne Abbas are visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs. The features might possibly be strip lynchets, possibly part of a medieval strip field system, they align with other strip fields to the west and northwest. They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle Valleys AIM project.
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Full Description
Several parallel and closely set regular and narrow banked lynchets in fields to the southeast of Cerne Abbas are visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs [1]. The features might possibly be strip lynchets, part of a medieval strip field system - they align with other more obvious areas of medieval strip field adjacent to the west and northwest. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle Valleys AIM project. Only one or two remain visible on current lidar imagery.
<1> Royal Air Force, 11-APR-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2375 (Aerial Photograph). SDO20736.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDO20736 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2375.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 6718 0120 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST60SE |
| Civil Parish | Cerne Abbas; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Aug 15 2024 10:58AM
