Monument record MDO24220 - Abbotsbury, strip lynchets or ridge and furrow

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Summary

Parallel features are visible as low earthworks on aerial photographs to the south of Seaway Lane. They are considered to be the remains of medieval strip lynchets or ridge and furrow cultivation.

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Parallel features are visible as low earthworks on aerial photographs to the south of Seaway Lane {1}. They are considered to be the remains of medieval strip lynchets or ridge and furrow cultivation. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.


<1> 30-NOV-1980, MAL 8038 137 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11728.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: 30-NOV-1980. MAL 8038 137.

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Grid reference Centred SY 5730 8507 (307m by 227m) (10 map features)
Map sheet SY58NE
Civil Parish Abbotsbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Sep 5 2024 5:13PM

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