Gateshead, coal pits

HER Number:
16114

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Gateshead, coal pits

Place:
Gateshead

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Coal Mining Site

Site Type: Specific:
Coal Workings

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Three coal pits to the SW of Peterborough Close, Gateshead. The pits - Blue Pit, Green Pit and League Pit are shown on 18th century estate plans.

Easting:
253

Northing:
624

Grid Reference:
NZ253624

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2010, Proposed Gateshed Football Stadium, Archaeological Assessment