Whitley Bay, spoil heap

HER Number:
12544

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Whitley Bay, spoil heap

Place:
Whitley Bay

Map Sheet:
NZ37NW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Mining Industry Site

Site Type: Specific:
Spoil Heap

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Earthwork

Description:
A series of post medieval spoil heaps are visible as earthworks on air photographs. The features are still extant on the latest 1988-1993 Ordnance Survey vertical photgraphy.

Easting:
3405

Northing:
7503

Grid Reference:
NZ34057503

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; Vertical aerial photograph RAF 58/B/40 5124 18-MAY-1948; NMR Monument No. 1465351