Lamesley, ridge and furrow

HER Number

4929

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Lamesley, ridge and furrow

Place

Lamesley

Map Sheet

NZ25NW

Class

Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad

Cultivation Marks

Site Type: Specific

Broad Ridge and Furrow

General Period

MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Medieval 1066 to 1540

Form of Evidence

Earthwork

Description

Earthworks relating to medieval ridge and furrow cultivation, possible house platforms and field divisions. Lamesley is one of the best surviving examples of a medieval landscape in Tyne and Wear.

Easting

424830

Northing

557620

Grid Reference

NZ424830557620

Sources

<< HER 4929 >> Pers. Comm. D. Heslop, 2000