Monument record 4848/0/3 - Former Medieval Ridge & Furrow Earthworks

{1} Medieval ridge and furrow and banks or baulks are visible as earthworks on historic air photos to the north-west of Slipton Avenue. Most of this ploughing is oriented near east to west and is divided by a pair of banks or baulks at SE95868002. At SP95967996 there seems to be an overlap between north-west to south-east aligned furrows and north-east to south-west aligned furrows [HER 4848/0/4]. At SP95868013 it appears that furrows were cut into the original broad lands to create narrower ridges. Some of the ridge and furrow is cut by a drainage ditch of possible post medieval date centred at SP95937995. Only the small fragmentary of furrows at SP95817970 appear to survive as earthworks on the more recent sources, all of the other ridges appear to have been levelled. (1-3)
1 EHA US 7PH GP 13029 02-03-1944
2 EHA RAF/CPE/UK2405 4072 24-11-1947
3 LIDAR SP9579

<1> Deegan A., 2012, Air Photo and Lidar Mapping and Interpretation for Drayton House and Park, Northamptonshire, p.19 Appendix 5 (checked) (Report). SNN108512.

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Feb 7 2013 4:06PM