Backhouse Park, ridge and furrow
Backhouse Park, ridge and furrow
HER Number
16198
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Backhouse Park, ridge and furrow
Place
Sunderland
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
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
Earthwork
Description
Surveyed as part of a ridge and furrow project by ASUD in 2013. The ridge and furrow was recorded where possible as tree cover in the park was extensive. Several lynchets were also recorded measuring between c.149-150m+ and between 4-8m in width. Ridges measured up to 10m in width and up to 0.6m in height.The remains are probably associated with a settlement in the area. The spacing of the ridge and the presence of lynchets suggest a medieval date.
Easting
439710
Northing
555600
Grid Reference
NZ439710555600
Sources
Archaeological Services Durham University, 2013, Ridge and Furrow Project, County Durham, Teeside and Tyne and Wear, Topographic Survey