Newcastle, Pottershihera Fishery

HER Number:
12313

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Pottershihera Fishery

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad:
Fish Trap

Site Type: Specific:
Fish Weir

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:
C12

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Referenced c. 1160. Potter either refers to a surname or literally means potter's yair. Described as being juxta Novum Castellum (beside Newcastle). There was also a Potterschare in Gateshead.

Easting:
25

Northing:
63

Grid Reference:
NZ2563

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
V.E. Watts, 1988, Some Northumbrian Fishery Names III in Durham Archaeological Journal, 4, 1988, pp 53-59;