Lynchet

A lynchet is a bank of earth that builds up on the downslope of a field ploughed over a long period of time. The disturbed soil slips down the hillside to create a positive lynchet while the area reduced in level becomes a negative lynchet. They are also referred to as strip lynchets. The word is the diminutive form of lynch, now rarely appearing in the English language, indicating an agricultural terrace.

Lynchet

A lynchet is a bank of earth that builds up on the downslope of a field ploughed over a long period of time. The disturbed soil slips down the hillside to create a positive lynchet while the area reduced in level becomes a negative lynchet. They are also referred to as strip lynchets. The word is the diminutive form of lynch, now rarely appearing in the English language, indicating an agricultural terrace.