Monument record MDO25902 - Abbotbury Abbey, lynchets
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Summary
A series of lynchets are visible as earthworks and cropmarks on the hill-slopes to the south of Abbey Barn, Abbotsbury. The features are visible on aerial photographs and Lidar imagery and may be medieval lynchets or of natural geological origin.
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Full Description
A series of lynchets are visible as earthworks and cropmarks on the hill-slopes to the south of Abbey Barn, Abbotsbury. The features are visible on aerial photographs and Lidar imagery and may be medieval lynchets or of natural geological origin {1-3}. They were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
<1> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 4287-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12183.
<2> 1997, DCC 21 97 216 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12190.
<3> 31-OCT-2006, D0067836 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12191.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 5777 8480 (237m by 278m) (12 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY58SE |
| Civil Parish | Abbotsbury; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
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Record last edited
Aug 22 2024 2:42PM
