Monument record 9823/0/25 - Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow

Earthworks of medieval/post-medieval ridge and furrow cultivation identified during the open fields project from aerial photographs.

{6} Good quality ridge and furrow earthworks.

{7} The ridge and furrow is exceptionally well preserved in many places, for example west of the village where it consists of rounded ridges with subsidiary low ridges between them occupying the usual position of the furrows.

<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> HALL D.N., 1993, The Open Fields of Northamptonshire : The Case for the Preservation of Ridge and Furrow, (unchecked) (Report). SNN70145.

<4> HALL D.N., 1993, The Open Fields of Northamptonshire: Areas Proposed for Preservation, (unchecked) (Supplement). SNN56952.

<5> Hall D.; Palmer R., 2000, Ridge And Furrow Survival And Preservation, (unchecked) (Article). SNN100307.

<6> Cadman, G., 1995, Braunstonbury DMV and Surrounds: Site Inspection Notes, (checked) (Report). SNN107606.

<7> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.25 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.

<8> Environment Agency, LIDAR Composite DTM - 1m, Accessed 15/05/2024 (Digital Plots). SNN111710.

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May 15 2024 3:32PM