Monument record 2016/1/8 - Earthworks North of Parkgate House Farm

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Summary

Remants of medieval broad ridge and furrow located to the north of Parkgate House Farm. The presence of medieval ridge and furrow implies that parts of the medieval deer park may have been farmed. Modern sources indicate that these earthworks have been significantly reduced. Ridge and furrow is the distinctive pattern of earthworks that are created when land has been ploughed to create cultivation beds. The furrow is the ploughed line and the ridge is the bank of soil used to grow crops in. This system has operated in Britain since before the Anglo-Saxon period.

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<1> Royal Air Force, 1944-1947, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review, CPE\UK\1935 no.1016 17/1/1947 (Aerial Photograph). SCH8041.

Vertical aerial photographs dating from 1947 show this fields to the North of Parkgate House Farm as retaining broad curving ridge and furrow overlain by steam ploughing.

<2> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Davey PJ, 1988 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.

Davey reports broad ridges still being visible in these fields. The presence of medieval ridge and furrow implies that parts of the park may have been farmed at this period.

<3> Environment Agency, 2003-2020, Environment Agency LiDAR Surveys, Composite 1m DSM (01/05/2020) (Digital Archive). SCH7819.

Ridge and furrow earthworks are evident in this field and faintly in surrounding fields.

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  • <1>XY Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1944-1947. 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review. N/A. Pre 1974 Cheshire. CPE\UK\1935 no.1016 17/1/1947. [Mapped feature: #63257 ]
  • <2> Oral Communication: Various. Various. Oral communication to the HER. Davey PJ, 1988.
  • <3>XY Digital Archive: Environment Agency. 2003-2020. Environment Agency LiDAR Surveys. N/A. Composite 1m DSM (01/05/2020). [Mapped feature: #63256 ]

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 360 709 (266m by 254m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ37SE
Civil Parish SHOTWICK PARK, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County SHOTWICK PARK, EXTRA PAROCHIAL, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 19 2025 10:24AM