Monument Number 1493734 |
Hob Uid: 1493734 | |
Location : North Somerset Loxton
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Grid Ref : ST3710857746 |
Summary : A group of Medieval lynchets are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and Lidar. The site extends over an area which measures 233 metres north-south and 80 metres east-west. The site comprises five cultivation terraces which are defined by lynchets. The cultivation terraces which these lynchets define measure between 5 and 11 metres long and up to 167 metres long. The cultivation terraces are east facing, and may have originally been a part of the extensive Medieval field system of Christon (see ST NE 35 2). |
More information : A group of Medieval lynchets are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and Lidar. The site is centred on ST 3710 5773 and extends over an area which measures 233 metres north-south and 80 metres east-west. The site comprises five cultivation terraces which are defined by lynchets. The cultivation terraces which these lynchets define measure between 5 and 11 metres long and up to 167 metres long. The cultivation terraces are east facing, and may have originally been a part of the extensive Medieval field system of Christon (see St NE 35 2 / UID: 192356) (1-2). |