Monument record MDO5179 - Strip lynchets south of Lines Dean Bottom, Turnworth

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Summary

A medieval field system in the form of contour strip lynchets in blocks up to 250 yards long; visible as slight earthworks, reduced by ploughing. The remains of the open field system of the village. In this part of the parish fields had been enclosed piecemeal, before final enclosure took place in 1805.

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Full Description

'… to the S. of Lines Dean Bottom (around 816074) 30 acres of ridge-and-furrow, 7 yds. wide, are arranged in five butting furlongs, a typical open field lay-out. The last mentioned has been reploughed into three-yard narrow-rig by splitting each original ridge into two, probably in the 18th or 19th century.' (1)


<1> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 291 (Monograph). SDO136.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 291.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 816 072 (599m by 479m)
Map sheet ST80NW
Civil Parish Turnworth; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 065 006 G
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Turnworth 6

Record last edited

Jan 9 2013 11:54AM

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