Monument record 15253 - Ridge and Furrow Earthworks North of Weaver Farm

<1> Bluesky International Ltd, 2010, 2010 Bluesky Survey, UXP_101011_5622 & UXP_101011_5623, 11/10/2010 (Aerial Photograph). SCH5444.

A cohesive and un-fragmented area of parallel linear earthworks in the form of distinct ridges and troughs known as ridge and furrow formed by medieval (and later) cultivation practices. Subdividing these are earthworks corresponding to former field boundaries and depressions indicating the locations of marl pits.

<2> Royal Air Force, 1944-1947, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review, 106G\UK\1459 no.3200-3201, 02/05/1946 (Aerial Photograph). SCH8041.

The ridge and furrow earthworks are very well defined on these aerial photographs. The ridge and furrow is arranged in approximately six distinct blocks of various sizes. Two north to south trending boundaries survive as earthworks and tree lines and these seem to respect the blocks of ridge and furrow. Three marl pits, which truncate the ridge and furrow, are also visible.