Monument record MDO6693 - Medieval strip lynchets on Osmington Hill, Weymouth

SY 712830. A series of Medieval type strip lynchets, up to 3.0m high, are situated on the slope of the western end of a ridge. <1>

A series of contour-type strip lynchets are well defined to the north of the field at SY 713830 but gradually become indistinct to the south of the field. A probable continuation of these lynchets appears on the south slope of Osmington Hill from SY 713826 to SY 723823 where clearly defined contour-types are visible, becoming indistinct towards the east. (Not mentioned by RCHM). <2>

A series of medieval strip lynchets on the western end of Osmington Hill, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs. <3-4>. The features were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

<1> Swatridge, G C, Various, Field Investigators Comments GCS, F1 GCS 03-AUG-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1169.

<2> Mead, Richard, Field Investigators Comments RPM, R1 RPM 12-JUN-1979 (Unpublished document). SWX2301.

<2.1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4449-50 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11765.

<3> 15-MAY-1996, NMR OS/96662 8910-11 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11760.

<4> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4450-1 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11761.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 454295 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Dec 16 2023 2:39PM