Longbenton, Sand Pit

Tyne and Wear HER(1100): Longbenton, Sand Pit - Details

HER Number:
1100

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Longbenton, Sand Pit

Place:
Longbenton

Map Sheet:
NZ27SE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Extractive Pit

Site Type: Specific:
Sand Pit

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Sand Pit on Closing Hill marked "Old" on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, so disused before 1858.

Easting:
2830

Northing:
7013

Grid Reference:
NZ28307013

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1100 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89