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Strip lynchet system west of Patcombe Hill is a series of agricultural terraces located in Wiltshire. The lynchets represent the fossilized landscape of medieval open-field agriculture, created through repeated ploughing along contours which gradually built up soil against downslope boundaries. This monument type is characteristic of the High Medieval period, typically dating from the twelfth to fifteenth centuries, when such field systems dominated the English countryside. The preservation of these earthworks provides archaeological evidence of former land management practices and settlement patterns in the region.
Strip lynchet system west of Patcombe Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010258. View the official record →
Strip lynchet system west of Patcombe Hill is a series of agricultural terraces located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010258.
Strip lynchet system west of Patcombe 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 1010258.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on the south side of Cotley Hill (8.6 km), Bowl barrow 270m south west of Norton Bavant House (8.7 km), Lock up 20m south of Little London Cottage in the High Street (9 km).
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