Whitley Bay, ridge and furrow
Whitley Bay, ridge and furrow
HER Number
17752
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Whitley Bay, ridge and furrow
Place
Whitley Bay
Map Sheet
NZ37SE
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 narrow ridge and furrow is visible as earthwork on historical air photos. These remains were located on the banks of Brierdene Burn. The course of the burn has been altered in this location and some of these ridges have need destroyed.
Easting
432650
Northing
573420
Grid Reference
NZ432650573420
Sources
Alison Deegan, 2018, South East Northumberland Air Photograph and Lidar Mapping Project; RAF/58/B/40 V 5007 18-MAY-1948;
Next Perspectives APGB Imagery NZ3273 10-APR-2015; Next Perspectives APGB Imagery NZ3273 05-JUN-2016
Next Perspectives APGB Imagery NZ3273 10-APR-2015; Next Perspectives APGB Imagery NZ3273 05-JUN-2016