Sunnyside Farm, Post Medieval ridge and furrow

HER Number

4850

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Sunnyside Farm, Post Medieval ridge and furrow

Place

Woolsington

Map Sheet

NZ27SW

Class

Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad

Cultivation Marks

Site Type: Specific

Ridge and Furrow

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Earthwork

Description

Ridge and furrow earthworks around Sunnyside Farm can be seen on a number of aerial photographs. All of it appears to be straight and narrow which suggests a relatively recent date (possibly 18th or early 19th century) and of one episode. Narrow ridge and furrow can also be found south of Woolsington Hall. The ridge & furrow cultivation method originated in the Saxon period and survived in use until the 19th century.

Easting

420730

Northing

570720

Grid Reference

NZ420730570720

Sources

<< HER 4850 >> The Archaeological Practice, 1997, Newcastle International Airport, Cultural Heritage Assessment; 1730 Estate Plan (NRO 3410 wat 24 35a); Archaeological Services, Durham University. 2018. Kingston Village, Newcastle upon Tyne, geophysical survey, report 4912; Archaeological Services, Durham University 2019. Kingston Village, Newcastle upon Tyne, archaeological evaluation report 4978. Archaeological Services, Durham University 2019. Kingston Village, Newcastle upon Tyne, heritage statement report 4906.