West Brunton common fields

HER Number

1570

District

Newcastle

Site Name

West Brunton common fields

Place

West Brunton

Map Sheet

NZ27SW

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 surviving as earthworks and cropmarks in the eastern half of Woolsington Park was originally in the township of West Brunton. There are 4 principal blocks.

Easting

420000

Northing

570000

Grid Reference

NZ420000570000

Sources

<< HER 1570 >> Aerial Photograph, Newcastle Planning Dept. Geonex, 1991, Run 8, 109 91 107-108
RPS Clouston 1995, Woolsington Park: Survey of Ridge and Furrow