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Lynchets 850m west of Ridgeway Farm is a group of agricultural earthworks in Wiltshire comprising a series of terraced field boundaries. These lynchets represent the remains of medieval or later strip cultivation on sloping ground, where repeated ploughing over centuries created distinctive stepped banks following the contours of the landscape. The earthworks are characteristic of intensive arable farming practices employed during the medieval period and potentially extending into the early modern era. Such features are valued archaeological evidence for understanding past land use, settlement patterns, and the long-term development of the English countryside.
Lynchets 850m west of Ridgeway Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016327. View the official record →
Lynchets 850m west of Ridgeway Farm is a group of agricultural earthworks in Wiltshire comprising a series of terraced field boundaries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016327.
Lynchets 850m west of Ridgeway 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 1016327.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 850m WNW of Dudmore Lodge (7 km), Village cross (7.1 km), Banjo enclosure 480m south west of Cheldene (7.6 km).
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