Ridge and Furrow

[Metal Mickey]

I was just wondering if any of you detect on "Ridge and Furrow"?

I have quite a bit of land like this but as yet I've never really found much on it!

I presume that any finds are likely to be quite deep but do you think they will be in the High or Low bits?

I don't think the land has been ploughed for a very long time..

Metal Mickey

[Stig(The)]

I have tried this sort of field for detecting & found it Hard going! So now try to avoid it if at all possible !!

[DIGGA]

SAME HERE  I HAVE  DONE A COUPLE  OF  THOSE FIELDS  AND  THOUGHT  EXACTLY  THE  SAME ,,,,,,,,   TOP    OR  IN THE DIP     IT  REALLY  MADE NO DIFFERENCE  AS SUCH   AS NO  FINDS  CAME UP ON  EITHER   

[mole]

The ridge and furrow fields so not be neglected as worthless  put a small coil on your machine like a five inch round or six xfour ellipitcal and your away  ;)mole

[hedgehog]

The bigger ridge and furrow on some sites are protected even sheduled! I never seem to have much luck on them and you get seasick after a while 

[waltonbasinman]

Have recently been in a ridge and furrow field and found nothing at all. Have spoke to people in the past about it as well and a common theme rises. Most people find nothing.

[waltonbasinman]

This is a Ridge and Furrow field system. They can be found all over the Uk and date from around the 1200,s to as late as the late 1800,s in parts of Herefordshire.

[waltonbasinman]

Here is a link Millsy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridge_and_furrow

[Metal Mickey]

Can someone explain a ridge and furrow field for me please?

Millsy

Hi i have only just found out what a ridge and furrow field is too, at least i dont feel so alone now...MM

[16.5DD (richard)]

the best finds come from the ones that only show slight remains on ridge and furrow as they have been ploughed out so to speal .also big mistake made by many they aren't on ridge and furrow but old orchards that were repl;anted in victorian or later.
a little show is better !!!!!
there again i would rather see pea gravel 4 inches down on a medi or roman site....
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