South Shields, Church of St. Hilda, ridge and furrow

HER Number:
12734

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Church of St. Hilda, ridge and furrow

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad:
Cultivation Marks

Site Type: Specific:
Ridge and Furrow

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Earthwork

Description:
Several blocks of medieval or post medieval ridge and furrow were seen as earthworks on vertical photographs from the 1940s, most of the blocks have since been built over. Some of the ridge and furrow on the coast edge can still be seen as soilmarks as it has been plough-levelled.

Easting:
3608

Northing:
6701

Grid Reference:
NZ36086701

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; NMR Monument 1401269; RAF/CPE/UK/2352 1159 04-Oct-1947