Whitley Bay, extractive pit

HER Number:
12548

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Whitley Bay, extractive pit

Place:
Whitley Bay

Map Sheet:
NZ37NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Extractive Pit

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Earthwork

Description:
Post medieval extractive pits are visible as earthworks on air photographs. They are centred at NZ 3502 7505. The largest is only 23m x 20m.

Easting:
3503

Northing:
7508

Grid Reference:
NZ35037508

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; Vertical aerial photograph RAF 3G/TUD/UK/8 5050 20-DEC-1945; NMR Monument No. 1464176