Monument record MDO162 - Lynchets at Mapperton Farm, Beaminster

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Summary

A series of parallel lynchets are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs on slopes to the west of Mapperton Farm. They are considered to be of medieval origin and were digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

(1) '(67) LYNCHETS, on an E. slope in the extreme S. corner of the parish.'

A series of parallel lynchets are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery on slopes to the west of Mapperton Farm (2-3). They are considered to be of medieval origin and were digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.


<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 27 (Monograph). SDO97.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 05-MAR-2000, OS/00978 001-2 (Aerial Photograph). SDO14303.

<3> Environment Agency, 2010, Lidar DTM, sy4999sw_dtm_50cm.asc and sy4999se_dtm_50cm.asc (Aerial Photograph). SDO13148.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 27.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 05-MAR-2000. OS/00978 001-2.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM. sy4999sw_dtm_50cm.asc and sy4999se_dtm_50cm.asc.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 493 991 (335m by 508m) (324 map features)
Map sheet SY49NE
Civil Parish Beaminster; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 007 067
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 49 NE

Record last edited

Mar 1 2016 1:11PM

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