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Strip lynchets south of Bigbury Wood is a scheduled ancient monument consisting of medieval agricultural terraces located in Wiltshire. These lynchets represent the physical remains of strip field systems that were cultivated during the medieval period, with the terracing created through repeated ploughing along contours to manage soil erosion on sloping ground. The feature demonstrates the characteristic ridge and furrow patterns typical of medieval open field agriculture, where land was worked in long, narrow strips by individual cultivators. Such monuments provide valuable archaeological evidence of medieval land use, agrarian practices, and the organisation of rural communities in the medieval English landscape.
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 consisting of medieval agricultural terraces located 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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