Monument record MDO48400 - Medieval strip field, Cerne Abbas
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Summary
Several parallel and closely set banked lynchets in fields to the south Cerne Abbas are visible as earthworks on Environment Agency lidar imagery. The features are considered to probably be strip lynchets, part of a medieval strip field system. Areas of possible medieval ridge and furrow cultivation are visible between some of the lynchets. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle Valleys AIM project.
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Full Description
Several parallel and closely set banked lynchets in fields to the south Cerne Abbas are visible as earthworks on Environment Agency lidar imagery [1]. The features are considered to probably be strip lynchets, part of a medieval strip field system. Areas of possible medieval ridge and furrow cultivation are visible between some of the lynchets. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle Valleys AIM project.
<1> Environment Agency, 16-NOV-2021, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO18034.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 6689 0106 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST60SE |
| Civil Parish | Cerne Abbas; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Aug 14 2024 3:47PM
