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Strip lynchet system north of Cotley Hill is a scheduled ancient monument comprising ridge and furrow cultivation remains situated in Wiltshire. The system represents medieval or post-medieval agricultural practices, specifically the ridge and furrow field patterns that resulted from the use of the heavy plough and open field farming methods characteristic of the medieval period. The lynchet formations visible in the landscape are the physical legacy of repeated ploughing along the same lines over extended periods, which created distinctive terraced ridges across sloping ground. This monument provides archaeological evidence of the intensive cultivation and land management practices that sustained medieval rural communities in the region.
Strip lynchet system north of Cotley Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009937. View the official record →
Strip lynchet system north of Cotley Hill is a scheduled ancient monument comprising ridge and furrow cultivation remains situated in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009937.
Strip lynchet system north of Cotley Hill 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 1009937.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork enclosure in Penning Wood, 290m NE of Penning (7.6 km), Bowl barrow in High Park on south facing slope of Fonthill Down (8.4 km), Bowl barrow 540m north of Woodbine Barn (9 km).
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