Monument record MDO7723 - Medieval field system, Kimmeridge
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Centred SY 930800. Field systems. Pronounced lynchets are visible in the areas SY 934796, SY 936802, SY 920798, SY 924798 and SY 926794. <1>
SY 925798-936795. Traces of 'Celtic' fields in the vicinity of Smedmore Hill extend over some 80 acres in an area rich in Iron Age and Romano-British remains. An almost certain relationship is now visible around the settlemnt (SY 97 NW 28). Strip lynchets and later narrow rig have contributed largely to the destruction of the fields.
Medieval strip fields occur as follows: … 'E' SY 920798. Strip lynchets belonging to Kimmeridge village.
E, 'F' and 'G' are of marked up-and-down form, with treads 5 yards to 23 yards wide and risers as much as 5 feet high. <2>
Parallel cultivation marks associated with a medieval field system are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the east of Kimmeridge <3-8>. Although partially plough levelled, most of the lynchets are still extant on the most recent Google Earth imagery. The features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology, 1983, Isle of Purbeck Survey, IOP 250 (Index). SDO147.
‘15A – Lynchets clearly visible around 920798. In permanent pasture. 7/7/A.’
<1> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F1 JR 17-JUL-52 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.
<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 1, 49 (Monograph). SDO148.
<3> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3250-1 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13522.
<4> Royal Air Force, 27-MAR-1945, RAF 106G/LA/200 1010-1 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13523.
<5> Royal Air Force, 18-FEB-1970, RAF 58/0254 0041-2 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13524.
<6> Royal Air Force, 27-MAR-1945, RAF 106G/LA/200 1012-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13525.
<7> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4232-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13486.
<8> National Record of the Historic Environment, 456959 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (9)
- --- SDO147 Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 250.
- <1> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 17-JUL-52.
- <2> SDO148 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 1. Volume Two (South East) Part I. 49.
- <3> SDO13522 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3250-1.
- <4> SDO13523 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 27-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA/200 1010-1.
- <5> SDO13524 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 18-FEB-1970. RAF 58/0254 0041-2.
- <6> SDO13525 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 27-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA/200 1012-3.
- <7> SDO13486 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4232-3.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456959.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 920 798 (point) (24 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY97NW |
| Civil Parish | Kimmeridge; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
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Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 012 015 A
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 98 SW 24
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456959
Record last edited
Aug 23 2024 11:19AM
