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

Post Medieval 1540 to 1901

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

434050

Northing

575030

Grid Reference

NZ434050575030

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