Woolsington common fields

HER Number

1569

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Woolsington common fields

Place

Woolsington

Map Sheet

NZ17SE

Class

Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad

Cultivation Marks

Site Type: Specific

Broad Ridge and Furrow

General Period

MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Medieval 1066 to 1540

Form of Evidence

Earthwork

Description

Ridge and furrow survives in 6 blocks as earthworks and cropmarks in Woolsington Park. That along the east side of the park is in West Brunton township (HER ref. 1565).

Easting

419000

Northing

570000

Grid Reference

NZ419000570000

Sources

<< HER 1569 >> Aerial Photograph, Newcastle Planning Dept. Geonex, 1991, Run 8, 109 91 106-108
RPS Clouston, 1995, Woolsington Park: Survey of Ridge and Furrow