Newburn, slate quarries

Tyne and Wear HER(1308): Newburn, slate quarries - Details

HER Number:
1308

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newburn, slate quarries

Place:
Newburn

Map Sheet:
NZ16NE NZ16SE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Stone Quarry

Site Type: Specific:
Sandstone Quarry

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:
C15/C16

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
In the Newburn rental of 1499/1500, John Cartington listed "A quarry of slatestones held by John Elyngton and partners yearly rent 60s".

Easting:
16741

Northing:
65225

Grid Reference:
NZ1674165225

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1308 >> M.H. Dodds, 1930, Newburn and Newburn Hall Townships, Northumberland County History, XIII, 146