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Strip lynchets south of Bigbury Wood is a scheduled ancient monument comprising a series of narrow terraced fields preserved in the landscape near Bigbury Wood in Wiltshire. These lynchets, which are characteristic of medieval agricultural practice, represent the ridge and furrow cultivation patterns created through repeated ploughing over extended periods. The terraces indicate intensive arable farming during the medieval period, when such field systems were standard across much of England. The survival of these earthworks provides evidence of the agricultural organization and land use practices of medieval Wiltshire communities.
Strip lynchets south of Bigbury Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010049. View the official record →
Strip lynchets south of Bigbury Wood is a scheduled ancient monument comprising a series of narrow terraced fields preserved in the landscape near Bigbury Wood in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010049.
Strip lynchets south of Bigbury Wood 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 1010049.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 500m north of Starveall (8.6 km), Bell barrow on Rook Hill, 200m west of Pertwood Wood (9.1 km), Long barrow on Pertwood Down, 1400m north-west of Lower Pertwood (9.4 km).
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