Monument record 6107/0/5 - Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow

Earthwork (Aerial Photography)

{3} The ridge and furrow survivied as extant features in the east of the development area and across much of the field to the east and south east. Furrows were generally spaced 4-6m apart and orientated north west - south east.

{4} Parallel positive and negative linear anomalies, orientated from north west to south east. These anomalies are characteristic of medieval ridge and furrow field cultivation.

<1> Hall D.; Palmer R., 2001, Midland Open Fields Project: Digital Archive, (part checked) (Archive). SNN105253.

<2> Hall D.N., 2001, Turning The Plough - Midland Open Fields: Landscape Character and Proposals for Management, (unchecked) (Book). SNN101551.

<3> Tabor J., 2012, The Pitsford Resilience Scheme, Wilby, Northamptonshire: Archaeological Scheme of Observation, Investigation, Recording, Analysis and Publication, 2012, p.2 (checked) (Report). SNN108658.

<4> Smith, H., 2010, Archaeological geophysical survey on land to the south east of Northampton Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, (checked) (Report). SNN107958.

<5> Horne B. (Editor), 2011, South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter, 41/34 (checked) (Journal). SNN108274.

<6> Chapman P. (Ed.), 2012, Archaeology in Northamptonshire, 2010, 37/205 (checked) (Article). SNN108374.

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Sep 3 2014 4:22PM