Monument record MDO50976 - Medieval strip lynchets north of Oborne Road, Sherborne

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An area of surviving east-west aligned medieval strip lynchets.

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An area of east-west aligned medieval strip lynchets, visible in LiDAR imagery, and in recent satellite imagery. The lynchets are also visible in 1972 APs. <1-3>


<1> Environment Agency, 2022, LiDAR Composite Viewer - Digital Terrain Model 1m (Aerial Photograph). SDO21777.

<2> Google Earth, 2010, Google Earth 2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16568.

<3> Dorset Council, 1972, 254/210 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21843.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2022. LiDAR Composite Viewer - Digital Terrain Model 1m.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2010. Google Earth 2010.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Dorset Council. 1972. 254/210.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 6482 1732 (230m by 98m)
Map sheet ST61NW
Civil Parish Sherborne; Dorset

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Record last edited

Aug 14 2026 3:37PM

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