Turf mazes are labyrinths made by cutting a convoluted path in an area of short grass or lawn, and were once a common feature of the English countryside. Hundreds of these were known to exist across northern Europe. Now fewer than twelve survive, including eight in Britain.
The mazes were created by cutting grooves in an area of turf to leave a continuous path of grass, like a very long rope, neatly arranged to fill the area. In some turf labyrinths, the groove cut in the turf is turned into a path to be walked marked with bricks or gravel. More commonly the turf itself forms the raised path which is marked out by shallow channels excavated between its twists and turns.
A turf labyrinth in Clitheroe Castle, Lancashire. Photo: Hilary O'Rourke/Flickr
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