Monument record MDO1471 - Medieval strip lynchets at New Street Lane, Loders

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Summary

A series of medieval strip lynchets visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.

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Full Description

A series of medieval strip lynchets are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs on the south facing slopes along New Street Lane. {1-2}

'(24) LYNCHETS, on the N. side of the Asker valley ¾m. E. of the church, have been much destroyed'. (3)


<1> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 4159-60 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11378.

<2> 21-APR-2006, D0060472 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11377.

<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 141 (Monograph). SDO97.

‘(24) Lynchets, on the N. side of the Asker valley ¾ m. E. of the church, have been much destroyed.’

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 4159-60.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: 21-APR-2006. D0060472.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 141.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 503 939 (606m by 333m) (8 map features)
Map sheet SY59SW
Civil Parish Loders; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 065 024
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 450066
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Loders 24

Record last edited

Aug 22 2024 2:15PM

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