Holywell, ridge and furrow

HER Number

17749

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Holywell, ridge and furrow

Place

East Holywell

Map Sheet

NZ37NW

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

Cropmark

Description

Two blocks of possible medieval ridge and furrow are visible as cropmarks on historical air photos. These remains are located in the fields to the south and east of Holywell Grange Farm.

Easting

431150

Northing

573340

Grid Reference

NZ431150573340

Sources

RAF/58/1376 F21 228 09-MAR-1954; Alison Deegan, 2018, South East Northumberland Air Photograph and Lidar Mapping Project