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Strip lynchet system east of Cotley Hill Woods is a set of medieval agricultural terraces located in Wiltshire. The feature comprises a series of parallel linear earthworks characteristic of open field strip cultivation, representing the physical remains of intensively managed arable farming during the medieval period. Strip lynchets of this type were formed through repeated ploughing along contours or across slopes, with soil accumulation creating visible banks between strips over successive centuries of use. The system demonstrates the landscape organisation and agricultural practices of medieval England, preserving evidence of field management techniques that were widespread across lowland Britain before the enclosure movements of later periods.
Strip lynchet system east of Cotley Hill Woods is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010089. View the official record →
Strip lynchet system east of Cotley Hill Woods is a set of medieval agricultural terraces located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010089.
Strip lynchet system east of Cotley Hill Woods 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 1010089.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork enclosure in Great Ridge wood, 350m north east of Point Pond (6.9 km), Scrubbed Oak enclosure and linear boundary earthwork (7.1 km), Earthwork enclosure in Penning Wood, 290m NE of Penning (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Strip lynchet system east of Cotley Hill Woods'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.
Strip lynchet system east of Cotley Hill Woods stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.