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Thesaurus Term/Concept: STRIP LYNCHET

Identifier 68632
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A terraced field usually found on hillsides. Comprising a flat strip of land, called the tread, and a steep, scarped lynchet or edge, called the riser.

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Context Record
Monument Type MEX42618 Undated strip lynchets and trackway on Strethall Field, Strethall (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039284 Undated strip lynchets near Ashdon (Monument)
Monument Type MEX42615 Undated strip lynchets on Coploe Hill, Strethall (Monument)