Blaydon Burn, ridge and furrow
Blaydon Burn, ridge and furrow
HER Number
11489
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Blaydon Burn, ridge and furrow
Place
Blaydon Burn
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Site Type: Broad
Cultivation Marks
Site Type: Specific
Ridge and Furrow
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Levelled Earthwork
Description
Ridge and furrow of Medieval or Post Medieval date mapped from aerial photographs of 1946. Some earthworks have been destroyed by later developments, others near the south bank of the River Tyne have been levelled.
Easting
417820
Northing
563310
Grid Reference
NZ417820563310
Sources
English Heritage, 2008, Hadrian's Wall National Mapping Programme (1436066); Aerial Photograph RAF 3G/TUD/UK/147 5236 15-Apr-1946, RAF 106G/UK/1193 4315 27-Feb-1946, RAF 106G/UK/1193 4240 27-Feb-1946