Warden Law, ridge and furrow

Warden Law, ridge and furrow

HER Number
19101
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Warden Law, ridge and furrow
Place
Warden Law
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Site Type: Broad
Cultivation Marks
Site Type: Specific
Broad Ridge and Furrow
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Physical Evidence
Description
These three contiguous fields of medieval ridge and furrow are aligned approximately E-W, and are visible to the east of Warden Law village (HER260) on Environment Agency 1m LIDAR dated 2024. They respect the line of the B1404 road to the north, and are truncated to the south by the earthwork of the C19 Rainton and Seaham Railway (HER2976) running from northwest to southeast.
Easting
436969
Northing
549905
Grid Reference
NZ436969549905
Sources
Environment Agency 1m LIDAR dated 2024