Whitley Bay, ridge and furrow
Whitley Bay, ridge and furrow
HER Number
17753
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
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Levelled Earthwork
Description
Small blocks of possible medieval ridge and furrow are visible as earthworks in the small fields adjacent to the inn known as Clark’s Houses (Beehive Inn). Some parts have now been levelled.
Easting
432920
Northing
573450
Grid Reference
NZ432920573450
Sources
Alison Deegan, 2018, South East Northumberland Air Photograph and Lidar Mapping Project; RAF/CPE/UK/2352 RP 3007 04-OCT-1947 ; Next Perspectives APGB Imagery NZ3273 05-JUN-2016