Cord rig plough marks, Grindon (Haydon)
Farmers in the Iron Age period ploughed small plots of land here creating narrow ridges and furrows known as cord rig. (1)(2)
An area of prehistoric/ Roman cord rig cultivation is visible as an earthwork on air photographs at NY 8187 6988. It covers an area of approximately 0.5ha. (3a)
Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (3b)
An area of prehistoric/ Roman cord rig cultivation is visible as an earthwork on air photographs at NY 8187 6988. It covers an area of approximately 0.5ha. (3a)
Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (3b)
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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, Hadrian's Wall Landscape from Chesters to Greenhead 1999; T GATES
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION, English Heritage: Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, NMP 2008; English Heritage
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION, English Heritage: Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, NMP 2008; English Heritage
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