Ryton Woodside, bell pit
Ryton Woodside, bell pit
HER Number
11669
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Ryton Woodside, bell pit
Place
Ryton
Map Sheet
NZ16SW
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Pit
Site Type: Specific
Bell Pit
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Post Medieval 1540 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Description
Post medieval bell pit ring visible as an earthwork on aerial photography of 1959. Partly destroyed by the A695 road.
Easting
414340
Northing
563250
Grid Reference
NZ414340563250
Sources
English Heritage Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, 2008, 1442955; Aerial Photograph RAF 58/2685/F22 369 23-JAN-1959