SDO9793 - 'The Problem of Lynchets' Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club
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| Type | Article in serial |
|---|---|
| Title | 'The Problem of Lynchets' Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club |
| Author/Originator | Colley March, H |
| Date/Year | 1903 |
| Dorset Natural History and Archaeology Society | Proceedings |
Abstract/Summary
Article on the nature and function of lynchets in Dorset with reference to numerous sites.
Includes a short section (p. 80) concerning the excavation of a lynchet at Bradford Peverell in 1902 by H.B. Middleton, adjacent to the Dorchester Aqueduct.
It also includes a short section (pp. 89-90) describing the excavation of five cuttings at Whitefield in order to clear up a controversy over the line of the aqueduct which had previuosly been thought to travel in a slight uphill gradient following a lynchet between Whitefield and Poundbury. The excavations demonstrated that the aqueduct actually deviated from the lynchet to follow the countours of a combe at this point.
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Description
Article in The Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club, vo. 24, p. 66-92
Location
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Referenced Events (5)
- EDO424 Allington Hill, Allington; excavation 1903
- EDO4454 Dorchester Aqueduct Excavations 1902, five cuttings , south of Whitfield Farm (Ref: NMR UID: 650897)
- EDO4452 Dorchester Aqueduct Excavations 1902, cutting at Eweleaze, Quatre Bras, near Muckleford (Ref: NMR UID: 650897)
- EDO4453 Dorchester Aqueduct Excavations 1902, cutting at Poundbury, east of Whitfield Farm (Ref: NMR UID: 650897)
- EDO4455 Dorchester Roman Aqueduct; excavations
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