strip lynchets; banks of earth built up over a long period of ploughing; agricultural terraces dating back to Celtic times.

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these strip lynchets are near the banks of the River Chess, Sarratt, Hertfordshire, UK; it is unknown whether they were intentionally formed or created by the action of the plough.

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Location: countryside near Sarratt Hertfordshire UK
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