Monument record - Probable Medieval/Post Medieval Ridge & Furrow, Cuckoo Pen
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Summary
Ridge and furrow earthworks survive within Cuckoo Pen Wood.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
{2} All of this wood is planted on ridge and furrow. The ridges are mostly 9m wide with some 4.5m wide, being part of the open fields of Lilford. Lilford was enclosed in the 1630s. A 1794 estate map of Thomas Powys shows that little of the wood was then planted. By 1810 more woodland had been planted with Long Plantation and Paradise Pond marked. The wood did not assume its present form until the mid 19th century.
<1> Hall D.N., 2001, Northamptonshire Woodland Survey Archive, (part checked) (Digital archive). SNN109590.
<2> Hall D.N., 2001, Ancient Woodland Project: Archaeological Survey (Northamptonshire, Peterborough and Milton Keynes Forests, Archaeological Interpretation Survey, Part 4), p. 7 (Report). SNN101514.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SNN109590 Digital archive: Hall D.N.. 2001. Northamptonshire Woodland Survey Archive. h:heritage\smr\archive\Woodland Survey. N.C.C.. (part checked).
- <2> SNN101514 Report: Hall D.N.. 2001. Ancient Woodland Project: Archaeological Survey (Northamptonshire, Peterborough and Milton Keynes Forests, Archaeological Interpretation Survey, Part 4). NCC. p. 7.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 0395 8403 (765m by 1166m) |
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Mar 17 2022 2:51PM
