Bradley Park, ridge and furrow
Bradley Park, ridge and furrow
HER Number
11623
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Bradley Park, ridge and furrow
Place
Bradley Park
Map Sheet
NZ16SW
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
Medieval ridge and furrow visible as earthworks on air photographs taken in 1946. Many of the best preserved earthworks are situated within Bradley Park. Some of the earthworks had been levelled or built over by 1992 and 1993.
Easting
413470
Northing
563680
Grid Reference
NZ413470563680
Sources
English Heritage Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, 2008, 1440476; Aerial Photograph RAF 106G/UK/1193 4317 27-FEB-1946, RAF 58/2685 (F22) 374 23-JAN-1959