Monument record MDR7050 - Ridge and furrow and field boundaries, Linton
Type and Period (2)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Probable earthwork ridge and furrow of medieval date seen as a random, rectilinear ridge and furrow system, with 'blocks' of an average 90m by 45m. Mapped using good quality aerial photographs. Centred at SK 2690 1781.
Probable earthwork ridge and furrow of medieval date with a maximum length of 80m. Mapped using good quality aerial photographs. Centred at SK 2698 1759. (1)
Probable earthwork field boundaries of post medieval date seen as interrupted perpendicular linear features each defined by one ditch, one bank, with a maximum length of 200m. Mapped using good quality aerial photographs. Centred at SK 2690 1772. (2)
The area has since been planted with trees [2013]. The extent of survival of the earthworks is not known. (3-4)
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDR17451 Index: RCHME. 1995. New National Forest Survey: 928200. 928200. pp 328-9.
- <2> SDR17466 Index: RCHME. 1995. New National Forest Survey: 928209. 928209. pp 346-7.
- <3> SDR20816 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). Current Mastermap and 1:10000 series.
- <4> SDR20894 *Internet Web Site: Google Maps. http://maps.google.com/. Website viewed 09/05/2013.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 2692 1769 (300m by 367m) (Centred on) |
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Civil Parish | LINTON, SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Dec 4 2014 5:55PM