Burradon common fields
Burradon common fields
HER Number
795
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Burradon common fields
Place
Burradon
Map Sheet
NZ27SE
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
Aerial photographs provide evidence of ridge and furrow having existed in the two fields south of Burradon Farm, at High Garth (NZ 2757 7298) amd Malt Pool Close (NZ 2767 7283). Ridge and furrow also remains as slight earthworks west of the farm in New Intake (NZ 2749 7300). The first two fields are now arable.
Easting
427673
Northing
572834
Grid Reference
NZ427673572834
Sources
<< HER 795 >> Aerial Photograph, North Tyneside MBC Technical Serv, 1980, 18 Oct., Run 2 nos. 28-29, Run 3 no. 81
Thos. Atkinson, 1793, Burradon Township, Vol. 19 no. 1 -Northumberland Records Office, Watson Collection
Aerial Photograph, Tyne and Wear County Council, 8-409
Thos. Atkinson, 1793, Burradon Township, Vol. 19 no. 1 -Northumberland Records Office, Watson Collection
Aerial Photograph, Tyne and Wear County Council, 8-409