Penshaw, Penshaw Hill, ridge and furrow

HER Number:
16668

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Penshaw, Penshaw Hill, ridge and furrow

Place:
Penshaw

Map Sheet:
NZ35SW

Class:
Monument

Site Type: Broad:
Cultivation Marks

Site Type: Specific:
Ridge and Furrow

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Physical Evidence

Description:
Very faint traces of parallel line features on the flat area just south-east of the monument which might be ridge and furrow. Linears run east to west and measure approx 2m in width. Only seen on the ground, not easily visible on aerial photographs. Located within bounds of upper rampart.

Easting:
3343

Northing:
5436

Grid Reference:
NZ33435436

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeo-Environment Ltd, 2010, Historic Environment Survey for National Trust Properties, Tyne and Wear - Penshaw Monument