Monument record MDO901 - Medieval strip lynchets, Quarry Hill, Chideock

The remains of a medieval strip field system are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery on the west side of Quarry Hill. They form part of a wider system of lynchets that surround the hill and are described in records MDO38337-9. The features were digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

Centred at SY 43189342. A field system of Md. strip lynchets following the lower contours on the W side of Quarry Hill. The lynchets are mainly under rough pasture, average 12.0m. wide and 0.5m.high. They are clearly visible on Aps CPE/UK/2431/3170-1. <1>

A rapid examination of air photography suggests the presence of strip lynchets further south, on the west side of Quarry Hill, visible as earthworks. <2>

The remains of a medieval strip field system are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery on the west side of Quarry Hill. Fragments of ten lynchets are visible running roughly north-south for 200m. The features were digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP, they form part of a wider system of lynchets that surround the hill and are described in records MDO38337-9. <3-4>

<1> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 02-NOV-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<2> Miller, Andrew, 1993, RCHME: AP Primary Recording Project, 11-FEB-1993 (Unpublished document). SWX1708.

<2.1> National Monuments Record, NMR 4002: 30-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19121.

<3> Environment Agency, 2010, Lidar DSM, sy4393_dtm_1m.asc (Aerial Photograph). SDO13147.

<4> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RP 3170-1 (Aerial Photograph). SDO14701.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 450209 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Dec 23 2022 6:50PM