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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 502 |
| Date Entered | 18/04/2012 |
| Updated on | 18/04/2012 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Settlement |
| Record Type | Archaeology |
| Site Access | Not known |
| Record Date | 17/04/2012 |
| Location | Richmond. Round How |
| Civil Parish | Richmond |
| Brit. National Grid | NZ 1577 0077 |
| Altitude | 116m |
| Geology | Abandoned pre-glacial channel of the River Swale |
| Record Name | Cultivation terraces, ancient hedgerows and house platform in the Round How, Richmond. |
| Record Description | Three cultivation strip fields marked by distinct lynchets and ancient hedgerows at the base of the steep western slope of the abandoned riverbed channel of the Swale. A well defined levelled platform (see Image No 2 ) at the southern end of these strip fields may mark the location of a dwelling associated with the fields. These culivation terraces are unusual in that ancient species rich hedgerows grow on the edge of the terraces. These hedgerows are comprised of ancient hazel, holly, ash, wych elm, elders, blackthorn, hawthorn,crab apple (or domesticated apple), blackberry.
The Round How is an iconic location at Richmond and the presence of this small farmstead and its overgrown fields which may prove to date back to the medieval period has probably not been noticed by the many walkers who pass by every day. |
| Dimensions | See photos |
| Additional Notes | The remains of an ancient apple tree can be seen at NZ15766 00766 in one of the hedgerows. This extra-ordinary ancient tree has fragmented with two main stems, one with two fallen branches, which have grown horizontally for a great length after having fallen. This appletree may have grown from a medieval apple pip! |
| Image 1 ID | 2684 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | One of the strip fields and two hedgerows. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 2685 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | Hazel hedgerow and view towards the house platform |  |
| Image 3 ID | 2690 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 3 Description | Remains of an ancient apple tree in one of the hedgerows. This extra-ordinary ancient tree with two fallen limbs which have grown horizontally for a great length after having fallen, may have grown from a medieval apple pip! |  |
| Image 4 ID | 2696 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 4 Description | Remains of apple tree. |  |
| Image 5 ID | 2697 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 5 Description | Remains of apple tree. |  |
| Image 6 ID | 2691 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 6 Description | Strip fields and hedgerows. |  |
| Image 7 ID | 2692 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 7 Description | |  |
| Image 8 ID | 2693 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 8 Description | |  |
| Image 9 ID | 2694 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 9 Description | |  |
