Ridge and furrow field, Marston Trussell

Ridge and furrow field, Marston Trussell

Description

Title:
Ridge and furrow field, Marston Trussell
Caption / Description:

Looking down the furrow of a ridge and furrow field between Market Harborough and Marston Trussell, in Northamptonshire, England.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridge_and_furrow):

Ridge and furrow is an archaeological pattern of ridges and troughs created by a system of ploughing used in Europe during the Middle Ages. The earliest examples date to the immediate post-Roman period and the system was used until the 17th century in some areas. Ridge and furrow topography is found in Great Britain, Ireland and elsewhere in Europe. The surviving ridges are parallel, ranging from 3 to 22 yards (3 to 20 m) apart and up to 24 inches (61 cm) tall – they were much taller when in use. Older examples are often curved.

Ridge and furrow topography was a result of ploughing with non-reversible ploughs on the same strip of land each year. It is visible on land that was ploughed in the Middle Ages, but which has not been ploughed since then. No actively ploughed ridge and furrow survives.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Europe
  • UK
  • Britain
  • England
  • East Midlands
  • Countryside
  • Northamptonshire
  • Marston Trussell
  • Ridge and furrow field
  • Grass field

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
_MG_6890.CR2
Event:
Rating:
Date this image added/last updated on website:
Original File Dimensions:
2760px x 4140px
File Type:
JPEG
Color Mode:
RGB
Original Image Color Profile:
Adobe RGB (1998)

Location

Location Shown:
Sublocation:
City:
Marston Trussell
Province/State:
Northamptonshire
Country:
United Kingdom
World Region:
Europe
Location Created:
Sublocation:
City:
Marston Trussell
Province/State:
Northamptonshire
Country:
United Kingdom
World Region:
Europe
Geo-location:
52.474381, -0.951002 View on map

Rights

Copyright Status:
Copyrighted
Licensing Status:
Rights Managed
Available for Editorial Use:
Yes
Available for Commercial Use:
No
Copyright Notice:
© 2011 Dave Kennard

Camera Data

Date Digital Resource was created:
Shutter speed:
1200 s
Aperture:
f/8
Camera Model:
Canon EOS 450D
ISO:
200
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
24mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
Metering Mode:
Center-weighted average
Flash:
Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:
Manual
White Balance:
Manual
Light Source:
Exposure Program:
Manual

Additional shooting metadata

Lens:
Miranda 24mm F2.8 MC Macro
Filters used:
Additional Optics used:
Setup:
Handheld
Manual focus using liveview

Post Processing

Image Modified:
Software used:
  • Adobe Camera RAW
Post Processing:

Straightened in ACR