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Lynchets approximately 34m north-west of Saunton Sands Hotel is a system of agricultural terraces located in Devon. These lynchets represent the physical remains of medieval or later field systems, formed through repeated ploughing along contours on sloping ground, which caused soil accumulation and the creation of distinctive stepped terraces. The monument demonstrates the long-term land management practices employed in this region, with the terraces indicating sustained cultivation of marginal or sloping agricultural land. Such features are characteristic of medieval rural economies and may preserve evidence of settlement patterns and agricultural organisation spanning several centuries.
Lynchets approximately 34m north-west of Saunton Sands Hotel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1424711. View the official record →
Lynchets approximately 34m north-west of Saunton Sands Hotel is a system of agricultural terraces located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1424711.
Lynchets approximately 34m north-west of Saunton Sands Hotel 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 1424711.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Slight univallate hillfort called The Castle (4.4 km), Spreacombe Manor Well Chapel, Braunton (5.1 km), Double stone alignment on Isley Marsh 535m north of Lower Yelland Farm (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Lynchets approximately 34m north-west of Saunton Sands Hotel'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.
Lynchets approximately 34m north-west of Saunton Sands Hotel stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.