Monument record 15304 - Ridge and Furrow Earthworks West of Mudhurst Lane

<1> Historic England & Archaeological Research Services, 2017, Cheshire National Mapping Programme and Lidar Mapping Project: Sampling the Peak Fringe, Cheshire Plain and Mersey Valley, 1597961 (Digital Archive). SCH8172.

Ridge and furrow of medieval and or post medieval origin within the parish of Disley is visible as both extant and levelled earthworks and cropmarks on vertical aerial photography (see 2). The ridge and furrow is visible as both broader and narrow forms, suggesting potential post medieval reuse of earlier ploughing.

<2> Next Perspectives, 2011, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery (2011), SJ9883, 08/10/2011 (Aerial Photograph). SCH8291.

<3> Bluesky International Ltd, 2010, 2010 Bluesky Survey, UXP_101024_8028, 24/10/2010 (Aerial Photograph). SCH5444.

The ridge and furrow earthworks are visible on these aerial images, though they are somewhat obscured by the rough grasses and other vegetation. The pattern is regular with an approximate distance of 3.5m between the ridges. There are no obvious headlands. This would suggest a latter post medieval origin for these earthworks. Within this area are occasional relict field boundaries, trackways and other linear earthworks whose function is not readily apparent.