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Lynchets N of Malham village is a series of agricultural terraces located in the Yorkshire Dales. These earthworks represent a form of prehistoric or early medieval land management, created through repeated ploughing along hillsides which caused soil to accumulate in strips running roughly horizontally across the slope. The lynchets at this location demonstrate the long history of intensive cultivation in the Malham area and reflect agricultural practices that were employed over many centuries to maximize usable farmland on steep terrain. Such features are common in upland regions of northern England where topography necessitated terraced cultivation.
Lynchets N of Malham village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004116. View the official record →
Lynchets N of Malham village is a series of agricultural terraces located in the Yorkshire Dales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004116.
Lynchets N of Malham village 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 1004116.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lower Colgarth Hill round cairn (6.1 km), Crane Field round barrow (6.7 km), Round barrow 400m south west of Crane Field Laithe (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Lynchets N of Malham village'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 N of Malham village stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.