Backworth, ridge and furrow
Backworth, ridge and furrow
HER Number
17744
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Backworth, ridge and furrow
Place
Backworth
Map Sheet
NZ37NW
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Site Type: Broad
Cultivation Marks
Site Type: Specific
Ridge and Furrow
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Post Medieval 1540 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Levelled Earthwork
Description
Strips of possible medieval ridge and furrow and post medieval narrow ridge and furrow are visible as earthworks on historical air photos. These remains appear to have been levelled on more recent air photos.
Easting
430320
Northing
573050
Grid Reference
NZ430320573050
Sources
RAF/CPE/UK/2352 FS 3011 04-OCT-1947;
Next Perspectives APGB Imagery NZ3073 06-MAY-2016; Alison Deegan, 2018, South East Northumberland Air Photograph and Lidar Mapping Project
Next Perspectives APGB Imagery NZ3073 06-MAY-2016; Alison Deegan, 2018, South East Northumberland Air Photograph and Lidar Mapping Project