Weetslade common fields, ridge and furrow

HER Number:
17592

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Weetslade common fields, ridge and furrow

Place:
Weetslade

Map Sheet:
NZ27SE

Class:
Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad:
Ridge and Furrow

Site Type: Specific:
Ridge and Furrow

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Cropmark

Description:
Blocks of medieval and/or post medieval ridge and furrow are visible as earthworks on historical air photos. These remains appear to have been levelled on more recent imagery and some are visible as cropmarks. These features are located to the north and north-east of the small coal mining village of Seaton Burn.

Easting:
241

Northing:
741

Grid Reference:
NZ241741

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
RAF/CPE/UK/2352 FP 2026 04-OCT-1947 RAF/58/B/40 V 5099 18-MAY-1948