Floodgate Field
Introduction
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Floodgate Field
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 25 May 2024
The name of the field according to Kirdford's 1845 tithe map located on the northern side of Scratchings Lane. On the north eastern side is the site of Roundwick Furnace which operated in the 17th century though little written evidence has yet come to light. The pond bay is still extant and whilst the pond is dry it had three branches which can be made out, the dip to the left was one of them. The name of the field itself remembers the former sluice on the spillway.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.047668
Longitude
-0.58736