Prospect Hill, ridge and furrow
Prospect Hill, ridge and furrow
HER Number
1573
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Prospect Hill, ridge and furrow
Place
Shiremoor
Map Sheet
NZ37SW
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Site Type: Broad
Cultivation Marks
Site Type: Specific
Steam Ploughed Rig
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Post Medieval 1540 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Description
Three blocks of ridge and furrow were until recently said to survive east, south and west of Prospect Hill Farm. This land was common until Shiremoor was enclosed in 1790, and the ridge and furrow is assumed to postdate enclosure. No trace of the ridge and furrow was visible as earthworks in 2003.
Easting
431342
Northing
570634
Grid Reference
NZ431342570634
Sources
<< HER 1573 >> Plan B. Harbottle, 1995, Shiremoor, Prospect Hill, ridge and furrow
G. Brogan, 2003, Tyne and Wear Museums, West Allotment, Archaeological Appraisal
G. Brogan, 2003, Tyne and Wear Museums, West Allotment, Archaeological Appraisal