Holystone, Wagonway

HER Number:
1154

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Holystone, Wagonway

Place:
Holystone

Map Sheet:
NZ37SW

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Tramway

Site Type: Specific:
Wagonway

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Possible wagonway, associated with possible Coal Mine, (HER ref. 1152). Appears on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, but not labelled. Drainage ditches were recorded during an evaluation by ASUD in 2015 associated with the Holystone wagonway. The ditches were realigned and recut as the wagonway evolved from timber to iron tracks.

Easting:
3084

Northing:
6999

Grid Reference:
NZ30846999

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1154 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2015, Scaffold Hill, North Tyneside - Archaeological Evaluation