Field system
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The study of field systems in landscape history is concerned with the size, shape and orientation of a number of fields. These are often adjacent, but may be separated by a later feature.
A lidar view of Burderop Down disc barrow, Iron Age settlement and Celtic field system in Wiltshire
A lidar view of Danebury Iron Age hillfort and Celtic-like field system in Hampshire
A lidar view of Rough Castle Roman fort on the Antonine Wall and associated field system in Falkirk, Scotland.
A lidar view looking southwards over Hadrian's Wall and Hunnum Roman fort to early reverse S-shaped ridge and furrow north of Halton, Northumberland Shrunken Medieval Village
Celtic field
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Celtic field is an old name for traces of early agricultural field systems found in North-West Europe, i.e. Britain, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, France, Sweden, Poland and the Bal
Field system
…pre-historic in date, are found in upland areas. They contain scattered stones and boulders and originated in surface clearance for agriculture. So called Celtic fields can date from the Bronze Age through to the early Middle Ages. These fields are typically small and rectangular. They are frequently coaxial - that is…
Celtic fields at the Wekeromse Zand in Gelderland, Netherlands