Murton common fields

HER Number:
789

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Murton common fields

Place:
Murton

Map Sheet:
NZ37SW

Class:
Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad:
Ridge and Furrow

Site Type: Specific:
Broad Ridge and Furrow

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Earthwork

Description:
Ridge and furrow survives as earthworks in pasture in fields north-west and south-east of Murton, notably at NZ 3270 7095, 3295 7071, 3302 7061 and 3290 7041. The aerial photographs also suggest the presence of other features, perhaps bell pits. At NZ 3298 7053 there is a small enclosure, with earthworks, perhaps ridge and furrow and the remains of Murton Cottage.

Easting:
32931

Northing:
70707

Grid Reference:
NZ3293170707

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 789 >> Aerial Photograph, North Tyneside MBC Technical Serv, 1980, 18 Oct., Run 4 no. 201 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1858, 6 inch scale, inch LXXXIX