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Earthworks and lynchets near Eastwick Barn, Patcham is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the upstanding remains of strip field systems and associated agricultural terracing. The site dates to the medieval period and represents the physical evidence of open field agriculture practised in the Sussex landscape. Lynchets, the characteristic ridge-and-furrow terraces visible across the site, were formed through centuries of ploughing along contour lines on sloping ground, a standard farming practice in medieval England. The monument provides important archaeological evidence for understanding medieval land use, settlement patterns, and the agrarian economy of the South Downs region.
Earthworks and lynchets near Eastwick Barn, Patcham is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002303. View the official record →
Earthworks and lynchets near Eastwick Barn, Patcham is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the upstanding remains of strip field systems and associated agricultural terracing. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002303.
Earthworks and lynchets near Eastwick Barn, Patcham 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 1002303.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hillfort, the possible remains of a Romano-Celtic temple and a group of three bowl barrows at Hollingbury (1.8 km), Linear earthwork S of village (4.5 km), Medieval enclosure W of Newmarket Plantation (4.9 km).
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