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Medieval settlement remains 800m south of Manor Farm is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork traces of a medieval settlement located in Dorset. The site consists of ridge and furrow cultivation patterns and associated settlement features dating to the medieval period, representing the landscape modifications undertaken during intensive agricultural use. The remains provide evidence of rural settlement patterns and land use typical of the medieval English countryside, documenting the relationship between habitation and agrarian practice during this era. The monument's survival as earthworks preserves an important record of medieval manorial and peasant settlement archaeology in the region.
Medieval settlement remains 800m south of Manor Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019361. View the official record →
Medieval settlement remains 800m south of Manor Farm is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork traces of a medieval settlement located in Dorset.
Medieval settlement remains 800m south of Manor Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1019361.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bell barrow and two bowl barrows on Old Knowle, 835m NNW of Whitcombe Vale Farm (8.6 km), Bowl barrow 380m north west of Hyford Cottage (8.7 km), Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 580m north east of Whitcombe Vale Farm (8.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval settlement remains 800m south of Manor Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Medieval settlement remains 800m south of Manor Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.