Penshaw, Penshaw Hill, quarry

HER Number:
16663

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Penshaw, Penshaw Hill, quarry

Place:
Penshaw

Map Sheet:
NZ35SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Stone Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific:
Limestone Quarry

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Physical Evidence

Description:
Limestone quarry on west side of Penshaw Monument, just below escarpment. Possible free stone quarry or stone for local buildings. Shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey plan 1856. Disused in 1898.

Easting:
3334

Northing:
5436

Grid Reference:
NZ33345436

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeo-Environment Ltd, 2010, Historic Environment Survey for National Trust Properties, Tyne and Wear - Penshaw Monument; First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, 1856