Middle Herrington, ridge and furrow

Middle Herrington, ridge and furrow

HER Number
487
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Middle Herrington, ridge and furrow
Place
Middle Herrington
Map Sheet
NZ35SE
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
Earthwork
Description
Between West and Middle Herrington, on both sides of the Herrington Burn, and also in the Park south of Middle Herrington, there is fine ridge and furrow. There are no surviving field boundaries wit hin the earthworks area, although the Tithe Awards of 1847 suggest that the township boundary ran north-south across the first of these areas.
Easting
435300
Northing
553100
Grid Reference
NZ435300553100
Sources
<< HER 487 >> Dept. Pal. & Dip. Durham, Tithe Awards, 1847, East and Middle Herrington
J.N. Rimmington, 1998, English Heritage, Alternative Action Report