Dewley, ridge and furrow

HER Number:
7815

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Dewley, ridge and furrow

Place:
Dewley

Map Sheet:
NZ16NE

Class:
Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad:
Cultivation Marks

Site Type: Specific:
Ridge and Furrow

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Earthwork

Description:
Truncated ridge & furrow cultivation features of probable medieval date were noted during archaeological evaluation work in 1994 beneath modern ploughsoil. They were located in a field centred on NZ 1603 6806 (Field 25 in AP 1996, Fig. 3) containing the Dewley Hill burial mound.

Easting:
1603

Northing:
6806

Grid Reference:
NZ16036806

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
The Archaeological Practice, 1996, Crescent Farm Opencast Coal Site: Archaeological Assessment, Figure AP3. Unpublished report prepared for RJB MINING (UK) Limited. (T&W HER 1996/Box 11A/26)