Monument record MDO797 - Strip lynchets at Cowden, Charminster

Strip lynchets, probably associated with the Medieval manorial earthworks in the bottom of the valley. <1>

Centred at SY 67909385. A series of strip lynchets extending for approximately 150 metres in length. The average height of each lynchet is 2.5 metres. See also AP CPE/UK/2431/4132. <2>

Situated on a steep West-facing hill, these lynchets are undeveloped, the height quoted in authority 2, being mainly natural hillside. Average width which has been tilled is 2-3 metres. <3>

The lynchets have been smoothed and spread, though generally agree with the measurements and description of Authorities (2) and (3). <4>

Medieval strip lynchets visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the east of the River Cerne. <5>

<1> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, RCHM Mss file (Unpublished document). SDO18524.

<2> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 02-DEC-59 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<3> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F2 JR 06-DEC-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.

<4> Attrill, N J, Field Investigators Comments NJA, F3 NJA 09-MAR-81 (Unpublished document). SDO14743.

<5> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 4132-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDO10895.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 453334 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Nov 2 2023 4:26PM