South Shields, narrow ridge and furrow

South Shields, narrow ridge and furrow

HER Number
11687
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
South Shields, narrow ridge and furrow
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36SE
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Site Type: Broad
Cultivation Marks
Site Type: Specific
Narrow Ridge and Furrow
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Post Medieval 1540 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Description
Narrow ridge and furrow of Post Medieval date seen as earthworks and cropmarks on air photographs. Many of these remains have been destroyed by development. Some areas remain as levelled earthworks or cropmarks, particularly those in the area between Cleadon Park and Whiteleas and Temple Memorial Park. School playing fields to the north may retain earthworks.
Easting
437200
Northing
563600
Grid Reference
NZ437200563600
Sources
English Heritage Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, 2008, 1403321; Aerial Photograph RAF 3G/TUD/UK/8 5133 20-DEC-1945