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Medieval field system is a scheduled monument in Wiltshire comprising the earthwork remains of open field agriculture dating to the medieval period. The site preserves ridge and furrow patterns characteristic of the strip-field system that dominated English arable farming from at least the Anglo-Saxon period through the medieval centuries and beyond. These linear earthworks, formed by centuries of repeated ploughing with the mouldboard plough, represent the physical imprint of communal agricultural organisation and land division practices central to the manorial economy. The survival of such features in relief across the landscape provides direct archaeological evidence of medieval settlement patterns, social structure, and land use management in the English countryside.
Medieval field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004734. View the official record →
Medieval field system is a scheduled monument in Wiltshire comprising the earthwork remains of open field agriculture dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004734.
Medieval field system 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 1004734.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 190m north east of Burton Farm (0.8 km), Mere Castle (1.5 km), Four bowl barrows on Long Hill, 220m west of Mere Castle (1.6 km).
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