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Strip lynchets south of Westdown Farm is a medieval field system consisting of a series of parallel earthwork terraces created through centuries of ploughing on sloping ground. Located in Wiltshire, the monument represents the agricultural practices of the medieval period, when the accumulation of soil moved by the plough gradually formed these distinctive linear ridges and furrows on hillsides. The lynchets demonstrate the intensive cultivation of marginal land during the medieval era, providing archaeological evidence of settlement patterns and land management strategies in the region. Such field systems are characteristic features of the English medieval landscape and remain important for understanding the organisation and productivity of rural communities prior to significant landscape changes in later periods.
Strip lynchets south of Westdown Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010260. View the official record →
Strip lynchets south of Westdown Farm is a medieval field system consisting of a series of parallel earthwork terraces created through centuries of ploughing on sloping ground. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010260.
Strip lynchets south of Westdown Farm 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 1010260.
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 (8.9 km), Lock up 20m south of Little London Cottage in the High Street (8.9 km).
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