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Lynchets on the north west spur of Twyford Down is a series of agricultural terraces located in Hampshire. These features represent prehistoric or early medieval cultivation practices, created through repeated ploughing along hillside contours, which caused soil to accumulate and form visible steps or terraces across the slope. The lynchets survive as linear earthwork formations that provide evidence of early farming activity and land management in the region. Such features are characteristic of long-established agricultural landscapes and contribute to understanding the chronology and extent of cultivation on the Hampshire chalk downlands.
Lynchets on north west spur of Twyford Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017903. View the official record →
Lynchets on the north west spur of Twyford Down is a series of agricultural terraces located in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017903.
Lynchets on north west spur of Twyford Down 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 1017903.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 200m east of Twyford Pumping Station (2 km), Pumping station (2 km), Twyford Roman villa (2.2 km).
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