Information for record number MWA12105:
Ridge and Furrow ploughing in the parish of Ryton on Dunsmore

Summary Ridge and furrow ploughing is evident on aerial photographs in 3 fields immediately to the east of Ryton Woods.
What Is It?  
Type: Plough Headland, Ridge And Furrow
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ryton on Dunsmore
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 38 72
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
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1 Ridge and furrow ploughing evident on aerial photographs in 3 fields immediately to the east of Ryton Woods was mapped as part of the English Heritage National Mapping Project. The northern pair of fields is seperated by a double headland. The ploughing in these two fields is very straight and regular which may indicate that it has been cultivated using steam driven machines.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: 3G TUD UK9 Frame 5420
Author/originator: RAF
Date: 20 Dec 1945
Page Number: Frame 5420
Volume/Sheet: 3G TUD UK9
   
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technique Aerial Photograph Aerial photographs are taken during an aerial survey, which involves looking at the ground from above. It is usually easier to see cropmarks and earthworks when they are viewed from above. Aerial photographs help archaeologists to record what they see and to identify new sites. There are two kinds of aerial photographs; oblique and vertical. back
period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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monument RIDGE AND FURROW * A series of long, raised ridges separated by ditches used to prepare the ground for arable cultivation. This was a technique, characteristic of the medieval period. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument PLOUGH HEADLAND * A narrow strip of land where a plough and team could turn. This usually remains higher than the ploughed land. back
monument WOOD * A tract of land with trees, sometimes acting as a boundary or barrier, usually smaller and less wild than a forest. back

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