Byermoor, ridge and furrow

HER Number

7235

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Byermoor, ridge and furrow

Place

Byermoor

Map Sheet

NZ15NE

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

Earthwork

Description

Ridge and furrow cultivation features occupy a wide area stretching from the line of the Western Way II Wagonway (HER 5953) westwards and southwards.

Easting

418120

Northing

557780

Grid Reference

NZ418120557780

Sources

The Archaeological Practice Ltd, 2004, Byermoor Farm, Tyne and Wear - Archaeological Assessment