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Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood is a series of earthwork terraces situated in Dorset, representing evidence of medieval or post-medieval agricultural practice. These lynchets, the characteristic stepped terraces formed through repeated ploughing on sloping ground, indicate former arable cultivation where soil accumulated along contour lines to create distinct horizontal bands across the hillside. The monument exemplifies the landscape management techniques employed by rural communities over centuries of farming activity. Such earthworks are common across southern England and provide archaeological testimony to the long history of land use and agricultural organisation in the medieval and early modern periods.
Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002823. View the official record →
Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood is a series of earthwork terraces situated in Dorset, representing evidence of medieval or post-medieval agricultural practice. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002823.
Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood 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 1002823.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice (1 km), St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill (1 km), Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm (1.3 km).
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