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HER Number (PRN):04362
Name:Culmington ridge and furrow
Type of Record:Monument
Protected Status:None recorded

Monument Type(s):

Summary

Fragmentary earthwork remains of ridge and furrow of medieval date, in fields to the north and south of Culmington.

Parish:Culmington, South Shropshire, Shropshire
Map Sheet:SO48SE
Grid Reference:SO 492 820

Related records

00165Related to: Camp Ring motte and bailey castle, 400m E of Culmington Farm (Monument)

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events

  • ESA3350 - 1995 field observation by Shropshire County Council
  • ESA7984 - 2016 desk-based assessment and building survey of land to the S of Culmington by Richard K Morriss
  • ESA9263 - 2020 WB on land to the S of Culmington by Castlering Archaeology (Ref: 16/02553/FUL)

Description

Fragmentary remains of ridge and furrow in fields to the north and south of Culmington <1>

Plotted from 1983 Vertical Aps <2>

Cut through by a 10m wide corridor of topsoil stripping during Severn Trent Water's Craven Arms Zone Improvements work in 1995 <3><4>

The block of ridge and furrow at SO 4930 8177 was noted as heavily eroded with a possible headland, during the compilation of a heritage assessment in 2016. Subsequently, no above ground traces of this ridge and furrow were noted during a watching brief on this site. <5><6>

Sources

[00]SSA20723 - Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. SMR Sheets Collection. SMR record sheets. SMR Sheet for PRN SA 04362.
[01]SSA19276 - Oblique aerial photograph: Musson Chris R. 1989-Feb-20. CPAT 89/MB/0055. Black and White. Medium.
[02]SSA22421 - Vertical aerial photograph: Cartographical Services Ltd. 1983. Set of vertical aerial photographs, 1983 (Carto Services). Black and white. 1:10000. Frame 7463.
[03]SSA843 - TEXT: Thomas Harley O. 1995. Notes on the Craven Arms Zone Improvement Works.
[04]SSA846 - Photograph: Thomas Harley O. 1995-Mar. Photos showing Erosion and the Corridor of Stripped Topsoil at Camp Ring. Colour. 35mm.
[05]SSA29066 - Deskbased survey report: Morriss Richard K. 2016. Culmington Farm, Culmington, Shropshire: a heritage impact assessment on proposed new farmstead. Mercian Heritage Series. 933.
[06]SSA31326 - Watching brief report: Frost Pat. 2020. Groundworks associated with the development of the New Culmington Farm Site, Culmington, Shropshire. Castlering Archaeol Rep. 709.
Date Last Edited:May 21 2020 10:37AM

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