Monument record 245/2 - Ridge and Furrow Earthworks East of Moat at Minshull Vernon

<1> Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME), 1994, Moated Site at Minshull Vernon (Report). SCH1075.

Broad ridge and furrow in the area know as the Great Field (see 2) to the east of the moat with a width of seven metres and aligned south-west to north-east. These earthworks respect the edge of the moat making them contemporary with, or perhaps later than the moat itself. Further areas of ridge and furrow both the south and west may well have been part of the original settlement although later alterations in these areas have obscured any early relationship visible between the moat and surrounding field systems.

<2> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 273/2, c.1849 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

<3> Environment Agency, 2003-2020, Environment Agency LiDAR Surveys, Composite DTM 1m (2022) (Digital Archive). SCH7819.

The ridge and furrow earthworks are visible in the area of Larch Wood and Burnt Covert. The earthworks to the north and north-west of Brunt Covert are poorly preserved.