Monument record MDR16506 - Ridge and furrow, near Home Farm, Calke Abbey Park
Type and Period (2)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PLOUGH HEADLAND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
This ridge and furrow is the remains of a large ploughed block that formerly continued across the present drive in to Church Close but has now been ploughed out. These are therefore the ends of only half a dozen strips in the small paddock between the church and Home Farm, which abut against a broad but flat grassy headland, c. 8 metres wide and c. 85 metres in length. This headland later formed part of the Church Close boundary seen on Wyatt's 1761 plan. The remaining ploughed strips are no more than 20 metres in length but originally appear to have assumed a broad, curved plan that extended around the east and south sides of the church. Part of this system can also be found in the small plantation on the edge of the road outside Home Farm (SK 3715 2225), where seven strips abut against a similar broad headland. This ridge and furrow is an important indicator of the extent of the plough land within the parish, suggesting that ploughing was made almost up to the doors of the church. (1)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDR8879 Bibliographic reference: Marshall, G & Walker, J (The National Trust). 1988. The National Trust Archaeological Survey: Calke Abbey, Derbyshire, Volume 1, Estate Survey. NT site no: 61, 151; p. 151.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 3710 2230 (191m by 179m) |
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| Civil Parish | CALKE, SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR3714
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Record last edited
Jan 26 2016 10:32AM