Strip lynchets, River Chess valley
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Strip lynchets, River Chess valley
Image: © Cathy Cox Taken: 16 Oct 2005
From the Chess Valley Walk Guide: "The terraced field rising up the valley side is thought to date from the 9th century.The characteristic steps, or ‘strip lynchets’, formed by the action of ploughing along the slope, may have been the site of mediaeval vineyards."
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Image Location
Latitude
51.67301
Longitude
-0.501756