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Ancient cultivation terraces is a scheduled monument consisting of agricultural earthworks located in Wiltshire. The terraces represent the physical remains of medieval or earlier arable farming practices, with the field systems showing evidence of strip cultivation methods characteristic of open field agriculture. The earthworks survive as linear banks and lynchets formed through repeated ploughing and the accumulation of soil along field boundaries over centuries of use. These features provide important archaeological evidence for understanding historical land management and rural settlement patterns in the Wiltshire landscape.
Ancient cultivation terraces is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005608. View the official record →
Ancient cultivation terraces is a scheduled monument consisting of agricultural earthworks located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005608.
Ancient cultivation terraces 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 1005608.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hare Warren Control Station (8 km), Neale's Barrow, round barrow (8.1 km), Harnham Bridge (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ancient cultivation terraces's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Ancient cultivation terraces stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.