| HER Number (PRN): | 08156 |
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| Name: | Medieval ridge and furrow earthworks at Eyton |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Protected Status: | None recorded |
Monument Type(s):
Summary
Well preserved ridge and furrow earthworks identified during a watching brief in 2002.
| Parish: | Alberbury with Cardeston, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ31SE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 3785 1428 |
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Related records
| 02169 | Part of: Eyton Open Field and ?Shrunken Settlement (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESA4873 - 2002 WB on the Llanforda Quality Improvement Water Main by SCCAS
Description
During a watching brief on the construction of the Llanforda water main in 2002, an area of well-preserved ridge and furrow was identified at Eyton. The fields in which it survives adjoin Eyton shrunken medieval settlement and were known in the 19th century as Upper Lower Ditches, Great Ditches, Oak Meadow and The Flats. The earthworks comprised a series of low parallel ridges, between 0.25m and 0.5m high running N-S, with the ridges spaced at about 12m between centres. <1>
<01> Hannaford Hugh R, 2002, A watching brief on the construction of the Llanforda Quality Improvement Water Main, p.4 (Watching brief report). SSA20887.
Sources
| [01] | SSA20887 - Watching brief report: Hannaford Hugh R. 2002. A watching brief on the construction of the Llanforda Quality Improvement Water Main. SCCAS Rep. 220. p.4. |
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 13 2014 1:54PM |
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