Monument record MDO5173 - Strip lynchets, Turnworth

Earthworks of a medieval field system in the form of terraces. The remains of the open field system around the village, which was finally enclosed in 1805.

Centred ST 819081. A three-field system was in existence at Turnworth in the early 14th century, and strip lynchets of open fields which were still in existence in 1805 can be seen north, east and south east (see ST 80 NW 41) of the village. On 'The Cliff' (ST 822074 - 817084) immediately east and north of the village, are the remains of seventeen contour strip lynchets divided into four furlongs from 120-300 yards long. The strip lynchets of the northern-most furlong overlie 'Celtic' fields (see ST 80 NW 18) and to the north-east of the southernmost furlong (ST 820 079) are thirty flat strips, 8-30 yards wide and bounded by low banks. Between the upper four and lower four strip lynchets of a central furlong at ST 8190087 are the fragments of four up-and-down strip lynchets with treads 15 yards wide and risers 1ft high, their west ends are cut by the lower contour strip lynchets and clearly represent an earlier furlong, abandoned when the contour lynchets were developed. <1-2>

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Mar 8 2022 10:47AM