Monument record MYO2628 - Ridge and Furrow Elvington

Summary

A Medieval field system of ridge and furrow in the parish of Elvington is visible as earthworks and cropmarks on air photographs. A large group of fields just to the west of the River Derwent, around the village of Elvington, still had upstanding ridge and furrow in the early 1990s.

Location

Grid reference Centred SE 7015 4781 (123m by 205m)
Map sheet SE74NW
Civil Parish Elvington, City of York, North Yorkshire
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

A Medieval field system of ridge and furrow in the parish of Elvington is visible as earthworks and cropmarks on air photographs. There is a group of fields just to the west of the River Derwent around the village of Elvington which still had upstanding ridge and furrow in the early 1990s.


English Heritage, 2011, Vale of York National Mapping Project AMIE data (Unpublished document).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

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2011.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

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Dec 13 2013 2:34PM

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