Ridge and furrow
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Ridge and furrow is an archaeological pattern of ridges and troughs created by a system of ploughing used in Europe during the Middle Ages, typical of the open-field system. It is also known as rig an
Ridge and furrow in Cold Newton, Leicestershire
Ridge and furrow in Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire
Ridge and furrow in Grendon, Northamptonshire
Ridge and Furrow, in East Leake, Nottinghamshire
Agriculture in the Middle Ages describes the farming practices, crops, technology, and agricultural society and economy of Europe from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 to approximately 1500
Farming in the Middle Ages
Labours of the Months, Salzburg Manuscript 818
A Roman bridge and an Islamic water wheel for irrigation in Cordova, Spain.
Peasants preparing the fields for the winter with a harrow and sowing for the winter grain. The background shows the Louvre castle in Paris, c. 1410; October as depicted in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry.