Monument record MDR7933 - Ridge and furrow, Smisby
Type and Period (2)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Several areas of probable earthwork ridge and furrow of post-medieval date seen as a random, rectilinear ridge and furrow system. Mapped using good quality aerial photographs. Areas as follows: a) Centred at - SK 3488 1889, with 'blocks' of an average 140m by 60m; b) Centred at 3500 1924, with a maximum length of 90m; c) Centred at 3522 1879, with a maximum length of 270m; d) Centred at 3553 1889, with a maximum length of 90m. (1, 2)
Additional areas of ridge and furrow visible on aerial photographs taken in 1971/2, forming remnants of the medieval open arable field system of Smisby village. (3)
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Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 34848 18986 (1492m by 629m) |
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Civil Parish | SMISBY, SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Oct 2 2014 4:01PM