Woolsington, Sunnyside Farm, medieval ridge and furrow

HER Number:
4926

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Woolsington, Sunnyside Farm, medieval ridge and furrow

Place:
Woolsington

Map Sheet:
NZ27SW

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:
Extensive tracts of broad ridge and furrow cultivation, some cropmarks, some earthworks, can be seen on aerial photographs to the south of Sunnyside Farm and north of Woolsington Park.

Easting:
2071

Northing:
7031

Grid Reference:
NZ20717031

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4926 >> The Archaeological Practice, 1997, Newcastle International Airport, Cultural Heritage Assessment; Tyne and Wear Musuems, 2008, Newcastle Airport, Southside Development - Archaeological Evaluation; Archaeological Services, Durham University 2018. Kingston Village, Newcastle upon Tyne, geophysical survey, report 4912; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2019. Kingston Village, Newcastle upon Tyne: archaeological evaluation, report 4978; Durham University 2019. Kingston Village, Newcastle upon Tyne, heritage statement report 4906;