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:
Ridge and Furrow

Site Type: Specific:
Narrow Ridge and Furrow

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:

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:
372

Northing:
636

Grid Reference:
NZ372636

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
English Heritage Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, 2008, 1403321; Aerial Photograph RAF 3G/TUD/UK/8 5133 20-DEC-1945