Burradon, ridge and furrow

HER Number

17606

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Burradon, ridge and furrow

Place

Burradon

Map Sheet

NZ27SE

Class

Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad

Cultivation Marks

Site Type: Specific

Ridge and Furrow

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Post Medieval 1540 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Levelled Earthwork

Description

Post medieval ridge and furrow is visible as earthworks on historical air photos and lidar imagery. The most recent air photos indicate that some of these earthworks have now been levelled.

Easting

427803

Northing

572987

Grid Reference

NZ427803572987

Sources

LIDAR NZ2773 Environment Agency DSM 1M; RAF/CPE/UK/2352 FP 3018 04-OCT-1947; Next Perspectives APGB Imagery NZ2773 06-MAY-2016