Thesaurus Term/Concept: LYNCHET

Identifier 68626
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A bank formed at the end of a field by soil which, loosened by the plough, gradually moves down slope through a combination of gravity and erosion.

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Context Record
Monument Type MPM248 Lynchet and pits on Portsdown Hill (Monument)
Monument Type MPM214 The Slopes, south of Southwick Priory (Monument)