Shiremoor, Prospect Hill, ridge and furrow

HER Number:
1573

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Shiremoor, Prospect Hill, ridge and furrow

Place:
Shiremoor

Map Sheet:
NZ37SW

Class:
Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad:
Ridge and Furrow

Site Type: Specific:
Steam Ploughed Rig

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Earthwork

Description:
Three blocks of ridge and furrow were until recently said to survive east, south and west of Prospect Hill Farm. This land was common until Shiremoor was enclosed in 1790, and the ridge and furrow is assumed to postdate enclosure. No trace of the ridge and furrow was visible as earthworks in 2003.

Easting:
31342

Northing:
70634

Grid Reference:
NZ3134270634

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1573 >> Plan B. Harbottle, 1995, Shiremoor, Prospect Hill, ridge and furrow G. Brogan, 2003, Tyne and Wear Museums, West Allotment, Archaeological Appraisal