Whitley Bay, bell pit

HER Number:
12552

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Whitley Bay, bell pit

Place:
Whitley Bay

Map Sheet:
NZ37SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Mineral Pit

Site Type: Specific:
Bell Pit

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Cropmark

Description:
A post medieval bell pit is visible as a cropmark on air photographs. The feature measures approximately 82m in diameter.

Easting:
3415

Northing:
7473

Grid Reference:
NZ34157473

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. 1464906