Monument record MWX3629 - Medieval strip lynchets, Osmington

SY 712830. A series of medieval type strip lynchets, up to 3.0m high, are situated on the slope of the western end of a ridge. <1>

A series of contour-type strip lynchets are well defined to the north of the field at SY 713830 but gradually become indistinct to the south of the field. A probable continuation of these lynchets appears on the south slope of Osmington Hill from SY 713826 to SY 723823 where clearly defined contour-types are visible, becoming indistinct towards the east. (Not mentioned by RCHM). <2>

Medieval strip lynchets associated with Osmington Village. The lynchets follow the contours of the land and most end in ramps or by running out on to an unploughed area. <1-4>

The medieval strip lynchets were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project <4>.

<1> Swatridge, G C, Various, Field Investigators Comments GCS, F1 GCS 03-AUG-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1169.

<2> Mead, Richard, Field Investigators Comments RPM, R1 RPM 12-JUN-1979 (Unpublished document). SWX2301.

<2.1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4449-50 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11765.

<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 1 (Monograph). SDO148.

<4> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4317-8 (Aerial Photograph). SWX2473.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 454295 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Dec 16 2023 2:38PM