Monument record 6493/0/6 - Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow

Earthworks of medieval/post-medieval ridge and furrow cultivation identified on aerial photographs during the Open Fields Project.

{3} Field 3 was marked with prominent ridge and furrow earthworks aligned north-south. The entirety of Field 4 was marked with prominent ridge and furrow with particularly well-preserved examples, including headlands, surviving in the south-east corner of the field.

{4} Part of the housing development contained ridge and furrow earthworks, which were surveyed before the open area excavation began. The alignment of the strip cultivation is the same as the Roman field boundaries, perhaps suggesting that the latter were still present in the landscape when the medieval fields were laid out.

<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> Mason P., 2007, Geophysical Survey And Archaeological Trial Excavation on Land off Huntingdon Road, Thrapston, Northamptonshire, p.6 (checked) (Report). SNN106486.

<4> Crank, N. (Editor), 2018, South Midlands Archaeology (48), p. 52-54 (Journal). SNN111393.

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Oct 3 2024 9:57AM