Monument record MDO50949 - Medieval field system, ridge and furrow, Poyntington
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Summary
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Areas of medieval ridge and furrow cultivation in fields to the south of Poyntington are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar and satellite imagery. Towards their northwest edges, the features might be overlain by later orchard cultivation ridges - areas of orchard are recorded on the OS Epoch 1 6 inches to the mile map published in 1886 (OS 1886; RAF 1947; EA 2022; GE 2014).
Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey map 6 inches to 1 mile, Somerset Sheet LXXXIV.NW (Map). SDO17328.
Royal Air Force, 16-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1924 FS 2296 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21833.
Google Earth, 2014, Google Earth 2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15450.
Environment Agency, 2022, LiDAR Composite Viewer - Digital Terrain Model 1m (Aerial Photograph). SDO21777.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SDO15450 Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2014. Google Earth 2014.
- --- SDO17328 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey map 6 inches to 1 mile. 6 inch to 1 mile. Somerset Sheet LXXXIV.NW.
- --- SDO21777 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2022. LiDAR Composite Viewer - Digital Terrain Model 1m.
- --- SDO21833 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 16-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1924 FS 2296.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 6561 1966 (250m by 271m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST61NE |
| Civil Parish | Poyntington; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Aug 11 2026 4:38PM
