Ridge and furrow remains. Aerial photograph of a pasture field. The ridged pattern is caused by the remnants of peaks and troughs left from the plough

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Ridge and furrow remains. Aerial photograph of a pasture field. The ridged pattern is caused by the remnants of peaks and troughs left from the ploughing system used during the Middle Ages, when strip cultivation was practised. Photographed near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK.

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