Church of St. Hilda, ridge and furrow
Church of St. Hilda, ridge and furrow
HER Number
12734
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Church of St. Hilda, ridge and furrow
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Site Type: Broad
Cultivation Marks
Site Type: Specific
Ridge and Furrow
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Description
Several blocks of medieval or post medieval ridge and furrow were seen as earthworks on vertical photographs from the 1940s, most of the blocks have since been built over. Some of the ridge and furrow on the coast edge can still be seen as soilmarks as it has been plough-levelled.
Easting
436080
Northing
567010
Grid Reference
NZ436080567010
Sources
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1401269; RAF/CPE/UK/2352 1159 04-Oct-1947