Celtic fields are a popular name for the traces of early agricultural field systems found in the British Isles. The study of field systems (collections of fields in Landscape history is concerned with the size shape and orientation a number of fields The British Isles (Irish variously Na hOileáin Bhriotanacha, Oileáin Iarthair Eorpa, Éire agus an Bhreatain Mhór; Ellanyn Goaldagh Eileanan They are sometimes preserved in areas were industrial farming has not been adopted and can date from any time between the Early Bronze Age (c. The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for 1800 BC) until the early medieval period.
They are characterised by their proximity to other ancient features such as enclosures, sunken lanes and farmsteads and are divided into a patchwork quilt of square plots rarely more than 2,000 m² in area although larger examples are known. A sunken lane, also called a hollow way or holloway, is a road which has over time fallen significantly lower than the land on either side Their small size implies that each was cultivated by one individual of family. Similar examples are known in Scandinavia and the Netherlands. Terminology and usage As a cultural term "Scandinavia" has no official definition and is subject to usage by those who identify with the culture in question as well The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
Lynchets, evidence of early ploughing can often be seen at the upper and lower ends. A lynchet is a bank of earth that builds up on the downslope of a field Ploughed for a long period of time The plough ( American spelling plow; both plaʊ is a Tool used in Farming for initial cultivation of soil in preparation for sowing seed Large scale Roman agriculture replaced them in lowland Britain and they are more common in less accessible regions such as the West Country. The West Country is an informal term for the area of south western England roughly corresponding to the modern South West England government region
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