Penshaw Hill, ridge and furrow

HER Number

16668

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Penshaw Hill, ridge and furrow

Place

Penshaw

Map Sheet

NZ35SW

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

Physical Evidence

Description

Very faint traces of parallel line features on the flat area just south-east of the monument which might be ridge and furrow. Linears run east to west and measure approx 2m in width. Only seen on the ground, not easily visible on aerial photographs. Located within bounds of upper rampart.

Easting

433430

Northing

554360

Grid Reference

NZ433430554360

Sources

Archaeo-Environment Ltd, 2010, Historic Environment Survey for National Trust Properties, Tyne and Wear - Penshaw Monument