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Monument record MDR2560 - Ridge and Furrow, South West of School, Coton

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  • None recorded

Full Description

Well preserved Ridge and Furrow running along axis of narrow fields behind school. Bank remains making one former boundary between two strip fields. (1) Probable earthwork ridge and furrow of medieval date seen as a fragmentary random, curvilinear ridge and furrow system, with 'blocks' of on average 270m by 70m. Mapped using good quality AP's. (Morph No. FR.81.4.1) (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference:
  • <2> Index: RCHME. 1995. New National Forest Survey: 929929. 929929.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 2470 1496 (10m by 10m) (Approximate)
Civil Parish COTON IN THE ELMS, SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jan 15 2019 4:18PM

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