Monument record MDO934 - Strip lynchets, Manor House Farm, Compton Valence

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Summary

Well-preserved medieval strip lynchets visible as low earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Well-preserved medieval strip lynchets visible as low earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs. {1-4}


<1> 1972, DCC 232/0036 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11234.

<2> 10-JAN-2007, NMR SY 6192/13 (24506/07) (Aerial Photograph). SDO11172.

<3> 02-APR-1969, NMR OS/69053 020-21 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11165.

<4> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3141-43 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11161.

<5> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 105 (Monograph). SDO97.

'(7) Lynchets, on a W. slope 1,100 yards S.E. of the church, form three terraces'.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: 1972. DCC 232/0036.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: 10-JAN-2007. NMR SY 6192/13 (24506/07).
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: 02-APR-1969. NMR OS/69053 020-21.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3141-43.
  • <5> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 105.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 603 928 (439m by 483m) (15 map features)
Map sheet SY69SW
Civil Parish Compton Valence; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 038 007
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Compton Valence 7

Record last edited

May 17 2024 11:53AM

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