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Medieval strip lynchets 450m south of Springhead Farm is a group of cultivation terraces located in Dorset, England. Strip lynchets are characteristic features of medieval arable agriculture, formed through repeated ploughing along hillside contours which gradually created stepped terraces in the landscape. The lynchets at this location date to the medieval period and represent the physical remains of intensive open-field farming practices. Such terraces are significant archaeological evidence of land use, settlement patterns, and agricultural innovation during the Middle Ages, and their survival indicates areas of historical cultivation that have been preserved from subsequent development or agricultural modernisation.
Medieval strip lynchets 450m south of Springhead Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020028. View the official record →
Medieval strip lynchets 450m south of Springhead Farm is a group of cultivation terraces located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020028.
Medieval strip lynchets 450m south of Springhead Farm 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 1020028.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthworks on site of manor house (7.5 km), Medieval standing cross 50m east of St Peter's Church (7.8 km), Long barrow and a round barrow cemetery at Telegraph Clump on Blandford Race Down (8.6 km).
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