Hylton Castle, ridge and furrow

HER Number:
7734

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Hylton Castle, ridge and furrow

Place:
Hylton

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad:
Cultivation Marks

Site Type: Specific:
Ridge and Furrow

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Cropmark

Description:
The ploughed out remains of ridge and furrow were detected by geophysical survey at this location in 1994-5. A number of other enigmatic features, including pits were also detected.

Easting:
3570

Northing:
5872

Grid Reference:
NZ35705872

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeology Section, Tyne and Wear Museums, 1995, Hylton Castle Gardens: earthwork and documentary survey. Unpublished report by Tyne and Wear Museums Figs 3 & 4 (T&W HER 1995/33).