Monument record MDO6057 - Medieval settlement remains at Minchington, Sixpenny Handley

Medieval settlement remains, the village of Minchington, situated on both sides of the Gussage Brook. Earthwork banks forming rectangular closes, most with house platforms.

Traces of lynchets probably associated with Minchington DMV have been observed at ST 937 145 and ST 967 145. <2>

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1975, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East), 68 (Monograph). SDO129.

‘(17) SETTLEMENT REMAINS (963148), formerly part of Minchington, lie S.E. of (12) on both sides of the valley of the Gussage Brook and consist of fragmentary rectangular closes bounded by low banks and scarps. Most closes have platforms representing former buildings, those on the N. side of the valley being particularly well-marked. By the early 19th century the sites on the N. had been deserted but those on the S. continued to be inhabited (O.S., 1811).'

<2> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1985, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1984, 123 (Serial). SDO84.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 210143 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Aug 13 2024 1:12PM