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Thesaurus Term/Concept: RIDGE AND FURROW

Identifier 68628
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A series of long, raised ridges separated by ditches used to prepare the ground for arable cultivation. This was a technique, characteristic of the medieval period.

Broader Terms/Concepts (1)

Related Terms/Concepts (4)

Narrower Terms/Concepts (3)

Instances/Examples (91)

Context Record
Monument Type MEX1033558 125- 7 High Street. (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1037158 12th century activity at Caeseromagus Chelmsford Archaeological Trust Site S (Monument)
Monument Type MEX39787 A130 By-Pass Stage II (A132-A127) (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1035689 Ashingdon historic settlement (Monument)
Monument Type MEX40229 Barling Magna Quarry Haul Road - Area A (Monument)
Monument Type MEX40241 Barling Magna Quarry Haul Road - Area G (Monument)
Monument Type MEX41019 Bridgefoot Farm (Monument)
Monument Type MEX9097 Bronze Age cropmarks of a barrow cemetery and undated ridge and furrow, North of St Anne & St Lawrence's Church (Monument)
Monument Type MEX16706 Bronze Age round barrows, Cam Valley Crematorium (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1036160 Cambridge to Matching Green pipeline- Site 36 (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1032178 Chignall: Roxwell Quarry A (Monument)
Monument Type MEX18854 Childerditch (Monument)
Monument Type MEX37587 Cropmarks of medieval moated site, possible site of Domesday manor 'Peverells' (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1040906 Cropmarks of undated enclosure and medieval field system including earthworks, east of Tye Cottage (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1037054 Cropmarks-Saffron Walden (Monument)
Monument Type MEX14753 Earthworks of possible deserted medieval settlement (DMV) and ridge and furrow at Moreton (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039045 Echo cul-de-sac, Stansted Airport medieval pottery (Monument)
Monument Type MEX30973 Edwards Hall Park (Monument)
Monument Type MEX21875 Hayeswood Farm - Wood Pasture (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039185 Land at Southend Road, Corringham (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1035667 Land north of Goodmans Lane, Little Leighs, Essex (Monument)
Monument Type MEX13697 Little Park Hall, suggested as the site of a possible medieval hamlet (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1040735 Medieval ditches at 46 Mill Lane, High Ongar (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1051108 Medieval field boundaries, furrows and the former Clay's Farm buildings on land at Green Farm, Wix (Monument)
Monument Type MEX15742 Medieval field system with ridge and furrow at Hall Common, Sheering (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1053711 Medieval or post-medieval ridge and furrow at Nickerlands, Berwick Lane, Stanford Rivers, Ongar (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1038569 Medieval ridge and furrow (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1051435 Medieval ridge and furrow and post-medieval field systems at Beaulieu Park Development, Chelmsford (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1051420 Medieval ridge and furrow at Field View, Castledon Road, Downham (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1051586 Medieval ridge and furrow at Rosario, High Road, Thornwood (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1033445 Medieval ridge and furrow South of Avey Lane (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1052005 Medieval ridge and furrow, land West of Southminster Road (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1051440 Medieval ridge and furrow, Mistley (Monument)
Monument Type MEX37430 Medieval ridge and furrow, north side of Ashington (Monument)
Monument Type MEX19397 Medieval strip cultivation area, River Chelmer (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1051043 Medieval to post-medieval activity Longfield Solar Farm, Terling (Monument)
Monument Type MEX38803 Medieval to post-medieval ridge and furrow at Hatfield Forest (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1053643 Medieval to post-medieval ridge and furrow at Paradise Closes (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1051617 Medieval to post-medieval ridge and furrow, Upminster Bund, M25008.09, Junctions 27 to 30 of the M25 motorway, GREATER LONDON (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1038887 Medieval/post-medieval features at Mark Hall School and London Road North, Harlow (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1050973 Multi-period remains at Proposed Links Solar Farm, Braintree (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1050500 Multi-period remains, Bradfields farm, Burnt Mills Road, Basildon (Monument)
Monument Type MEX2455 North East of Watton Farm (Monument)
Monument Type MEX23145 North of Four Ash house (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039396 Possible area of medieval ridge and furrow (Monument)
Monument Type MEX23481 Possible early 20th century ploughing ridges, west of 'Northwick' (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1034116 Post-medieval (narrow rig) ridge and furrow, Tilbury Riverside (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1054033 Post-medieval activity at Gilden Way, Harlowbury (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1050288 Post-medieval field boundaries and furrow, Theedhams Farm (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1051143 Post-medieval field boundaries and plough furrows at Brook Park West, Clacton-On-Sea (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1051631 Post-medieval field boundaries on land South of Beckingham Road (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1049202 Post-medieval field boundaries, trackway and agricultural enclosure on land South of Maldon (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1052390 Post-medieval field system, ridge and furrow, and tree throws at Warlies Park, Epping Forest (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1049405 Post-medieval furrow and pits, NWTF and Graveldene Nursery, London Road, Great Chesterford (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1053718 Post-medieval furrow at Chapelfield, Sewardstone Road (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1052471 Post-medieval ridge and furrow at Conybury Wood, Epping Forest (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1052458 Post-medieval ridge and furrow at Debden Green, Epping Forest (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1052392 Post-medieval ridge and furrow at Fairmead Bottom, Epping Forest (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1049444 Post-medieval ridge and furrow at Magna Carta School (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1052469 Post-medieval ridge and furrow at Piercing Hill, Theydon Bois (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1052233 Post-medieval ridge and furrow at Powell’s Forest, Epping Forest (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1052485 Post-medieval ridge and furrow at Powell’s Forest, Epping Forest (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1052468 Post-medieval ridge and furrow at Theydon Plain, Theydon Bois (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1052472 Post-medieval ridge and furrow at Warlies Park Farm, Upshire (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1052250 Post-medieval ridge and furrow at Warren Hill, Epping Forest (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1052286 Post-medieval ridge and furrow at Warren Hill, Epping Forest (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1052470 Post-medieval ridge and furrow at Woodredon Farm, Epping Forest (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1052467 Post-medieval ridge and furrow southwest of Theydon Bois (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039748 Ridge and Furrow at Vange Wick (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1034376 Ridge and furrow earthworks - Childerditch (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039736 Ridge-and-Furrow cultivation marks at Vange Wick (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039737 Ridge-and-Furrow cultivation marks at Vange Wick (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039738 Ridge-and-Furrow cultivation marks at Vange Wick (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039739 Ridge-and-Furrow cultivation marks at Vange Wick (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039743 Ridge-and-Furrow cultivation marks at Vange Wick (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039746 Ridge-and-Furrow cultivation marks at Vange Wick (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039747 Ridge-and-Furrow cultivation marks at Vange Wick (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039733 Ridge-and-Furrow marks at Vange Wick (Monument)
Monument Type MEX12101 Saxon occupation at Roman Villa, Little Oakley (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1035900 Site of medieval Fairmead Lodge (Monument)
Monument Type MEX23144 South East of Baythorne End (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1036400 South Ockendon Clay Quarry (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1053912 Stanegrove Hill and surrounding medieval-post-medieval landscape (Landscape)
Monument Type MEX1032450 Stansted Airport Mid Term Car Park (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1038431 Stet at Great Leighs (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039289 The Crossing Point of a Thames Water Pipeline Across the M11 at Great Hallingbury (Monument)
Monument Type MEX29690 The Vicarage (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1050869 Undated linear features at land off Wethersfield Road, Finchingfield (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1051773 Undated possible agricultural features at land to the north of Great Chesterford (Monument)
Monument Type MEX2459 West of Gilstead Hall (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1032232 West of site of Nazewick (Monument)