Monument record MDR1294 - Strip lynchets, Ashford in the Water and Bakewell

Type and Period (1)

STRIP LYNCHET (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

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None recorded

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[SK 1947 6877 - SK 1963 6870] Hachures published, but not named on the 6" OS map of 1955. (1) [SK 196 688] Strip lynchets are visible on aerial photographs dating to 1948. (2) The published feature (a terrace) achieves a maximum height of 1.4 metres, elsewhere the system is slight and, in part, obliterated by modern farming. (3) Strip lynchets in the parish of Ashford, but they appear to relate to those in Bakewell Parish. The terracing achieves a maximum height of 1.4m, but has in places been obliterated by modern farming. (4)

Sources/Archives (5)

<1> SDR12459 Map: 1955. OS. 6".
<2> SDR807 Aerial Photograph: 1948. A.P.'s CPE/UK: 2598/3131-2.
<3> SDR6081 Personal Observation: F1 BHS 11-MAR-66.
<4> SDR12240 Index: OS. SK 16 NE 33. SK 16 NE 33.
<5> SDR9433 Index: NDAT. 0075. 0075.

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Grid reference	Centred SK 196 689 (267m by 399m) (Centred on)
Civil Parish	ASHFORD IN THE WATER, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE
Civil Parish	BAKEWELL, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jun 25 2015 6:07PM