Chester Road, ridge and furrow
Chester Road, ridge and furrow
HER Number
19053
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Chester Road, ridge and furrow
Place
Penshaw
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Site Type: Broad
Cultivation Marks
Site Type: Specific
Ridge and Furrow
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Physical Evidence
Description
Ridge and furrow earthworks which are thought to have medieval and/or post-medieval origins. The earthworks have been identified to be typical of those created by medieval oxen-driven ploughs.
Easting
433220
Northing
553220
Grid Reference
NZ433220553220
Sources
Archaeological Services Durham University, 2016, Land at Chester Road, Penshaw, Tyne and Wear archaeological desk-based assessment, ASDU report 4064; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2020 Land at Chester Road, Penshaw, Tyne and Wear, geophysical survey, ASDU report 5326; Archaeological Services Durham University 2020, Land at Chester Road, Penshaw, Tyne and Wear, archaeological evaluation report 5365;