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Lynchets at Southmill Hill is a set of agricultural terraces located in Wiltshire, England. These earthworks represent the distinctive ridge-and-furrow pattern created through medieval ploughing practices, whereby repeated cultivation along hillside contours caused soil to accumulate and form visible linear banks. The lynchets at this location demonstrate the long-term agricultural exploitation of sloping land during the medieval period, a common feature of English rural landscapes. Such terraced fields remain important archaeological evidence for understanding medieval land use, settlement patterns, and the relationship between farming communities and topography.
Lynchets at Southmill Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015220. View the official record →
Lynchets at Southmill Hill is a set of agricultural terraces located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015220.
Lynchets at Southmill Hill 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 1015220.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including 'Ende Burgh' long barrow (6.8 km), Long barrow 140m WSW of the Battery Hill triangulation point (7.5 km), Bowl barrow 50m west of the Battery Hill triangulation point (7.5 km).
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