Monument record MYO2404 - Ridge and Furrow Strensall

Summary

A Medieval field system of ridge and furrow in the parish of strensall, seen as earthworks and soilmarks/cropmarks on air photographs. Most of the ridge and furrow appears levelled on later photographs but some survived as earthworks on photographs taken in 1987. Strensall Local History Group (SLHG) were invited by John Oxley, City of York Archaeologist, to undertake a survey of the ridge & furrow remains within the parish of Strensall and Towthorpe. A total of 33 ridge & furrow monument records from the HER relating to Strensall and Towthorpe were forwarded by John Oxley to SLHG. The survey was carried out by Alan Powell and John North over a period of one year (2014-5). This area of R&F has been largely destroyed. 9-10 ridges 5-8m (w) x 0.1-0.2 (h) were observed orientated NNW-SSE in a small patch. No headlands.

Location

Grid reference Centred SE 6405 6084 (353m by 431m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SE66SW
Civil Parish Strensall, City of York, North Yorkshire
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

A Medieval field system of ridge and furrow in the parish of strensall, seen as earthworks and soilmarks/cropmarks on air photographs (SE 622617, SE 627610, SE 630604, SE 641609, SE 640617. Most of the ridge and furrow appears levelled on later photographs but some survived as earthworks on photographs taken in 1987.

RCHME/EH/HE Aerial Photographers comment Dave Macleod/RCHME; Vale of York NMP


English Heritage, 2011, Vale of York National Mapping Project AMIE data (Unpublished document). SYO1458.

NMR, 2019, NMR data (Digital archive). SYO2214.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2011. Vale of York National Mapping Project AMIE data.
  • --- Digital archive: NMR. 2019. NMR data.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (3)

Record last edited

Jan 25 2023 3:31PM

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