Penshaw, Dawson's Plantation, pits

HER Number:
16670

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Penshaw, Dawson's Plantation, pits

Place:
Penshaw

Map Sheet:
NZ35SW

Class:
Unassigned

Site Type: Broad:
Archaeological Feature

Site Type: Specific:
Pit

General Period:
Unknown

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Physical Evidence

Description:
Circular pits approx 10m in diameter and between 1-1.5m deep with upcast banks located in Dawson's Plantation. Function unknown. May be industrial and may predate the plantation. Does not look to be natural.

Easting:
335

Northing:
548

Grid Reference:
NZ335548

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeo-Environment Ltd, 2010, Historic Environment Survey for National Trust Properties, Tyne and Wear - Penshaw Monument