Backworth, ridge and furrow

HER Number:
4846

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Backworth, ridge and furrow

Place:
Backworth

Map Sheet:
NZ37SW

Class:
Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad:
Cultivation Marks

Site Type: Specific:
Broad Ridge and Furrow

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Earthwork

Description:
A small field north of Moor View, on the eastern side of Station Road to the south of Backworth village, contains extent ridge and furrow. This ridge and furrow trends north to south and has an approximate wavelength of 4 metres. It survives to a maximum height of 0.3 metres. These earthworks form part of the once extensive field system around Backworth. The ridge & furrow cultivation method originated in the Saxon period and survived in use until the 19th century.

Easting:
3056

Northing:
7154

Grid Reference:
NZ30567154

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4846 >> Tyne & Wear Museums, 2000, Shiremoor Off Site Sewers, North Tyneside, Archaeological Assessment, p 11-13