Butterlaw, coal pits

HER Number:
15507

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Butterlaw, coal pits

Place:
Butterlaw

Map Sheet:
NZ16NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Coal Mining Site

Site Type: Specific:
Colliery

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C16

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Between 1536 and 1554 the Grey family leased the coal pits of 'Bytterlaw' from the Earl of Northumberland. In 1581 the mines at Butterlaw were unoccupied due to exhaustion of the surface deposits. In 1612 the Butterlaw coal mines were leased to Francis Fitton for an annual rent of £3.

Easting:
18

Northing:
68

Grid Reference:
NZ1868

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Public Record Office E 321/40/25; ME James, 1955, Estate Accounts of the Earls iof Northumberland 1562-1637, Surtees Society, vol CLXIII, xlv; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2015, West Middle Callerton, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Evaluation