Hedworth, Primrose Bridge, Ridge and furrow

HER Number:
1805

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Hedworth, Primrose Bridge, Ridge and furrow

Place:
Hedworth

Map Sheet:
NZ36SW

Class:
Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad:
Cultivation Marks

Site Type: Specific:
Broad Ridge and Furrow

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:
C14-C15

Form of Evidence:
Earthwork

Description:
Aerial photographs of the area clearly show ridge and furrow ploughing extending features in places right to the banks of the River Don. The ridge and furrow in the Don valley is likely to be 14th or 15th century in date.

Easting:
3347

Northing:
6317

Grid Reference:
NZ33476317

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1805 >> Tyne and Wear Museums,1992, Don Valley Survey, p 10; English Heritage Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, 2008, 1403241; Aerial Photograph RAF CPE/UK/2352 2188 04-OCT-1947, RAF 540/1792 130 13-MAR-1956, NMR NZ 3261/5 (19864/15) 14-MAR-2001