Monument record MDO51098 - Medieval strip field, Knighton, Beer Hackett

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Summary

An area of possible medieval strip field to the northwest of Knighton is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery. Curvilinear ridges are visible, probably underlying historic plantation and extending into the field to the east, suggesting they are boundaries of earlier date.

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Full Description

An area of possible medieval strip field to the northwest of Knighton is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery. Curvilinear ridges are visible, probably underlying historic plantation and extending into the field to the east, suggesting they are boundaries of earlier date (EA 2022).


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

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  • --- Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2022. LiDAR Composite Viewer - Digital Terrain Model 1m.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 6102 1173 (238m by 233m)
Map sheet ST61SW
Civil Parish Beer Hackett; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Oct 1 2026 3:06PM

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