Monument record MDO49091 - Deserted medieval settlement, Forston, Charminster

An area of probable deserted medieval settlement to the north of Forston Farm, Charminster, is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and Environment Agency lidar imagery. They might be related to the medieval settlements of Forston and/or Pulston. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle Valleys AIM project.

An area of probable deserted medieval settlement to the north of Forston Farm, Charminster, is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and Environment Agency lidar imagery. The features comprise at least two banked closes with hollows at their western ends that might be associated with former house platforms. Additional linear banks to the east and west of these might represent former closes or associated fields. To the east of the remains are at least three areas of risge and frrow cultivation, visible as earthworks on lidar imagery. The remains might be associated with the medieval manor and settlement of Forston, documented in association with Pulston medieval settlement. <1>

The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle Valleys AIM project. <2, 3>

<1> Forrest, Mark, xx-xx-2023, Pulston: A Deserted Medieval Village on the Dorset Chalk (Article in serial). SDO21263.

<2> Environment Agency, 16-NOV-2021, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO18034.

<3> Royal Air Force, 27-OCT-1971, RAF/39/3817 V 83 (Aerial Photograph). SDO20943.

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Jan 15 2025 10:33AM