Lamesley, ridge and furrow

HER Number:
4929

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Lamesley, ridge and furrow

Place:
Lamesley

Map Sheet:
NZ25NW

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:
Earthworks relating to medieval ridge and furrow cultivation, possible house platforms and field divisions. Lamesley is one of the best surviving examples of a medieval landscape in Tyne and Wear.

Easting:
2483

Northing:
5762

Grid Reference:
NZ24835762

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4929 >> Pers. Comm. D. Heslop, 2000