Penshaw, Dawson's Plantation, quarry

HER Number:
16671

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Penshaw, Dawson's Plantation, quarry

Place:
Penshaw

Map Sheet:
NZ35SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Stone Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific:
Limestone Quarry

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
20C

Form of Evidence:
Physical Evidence

Description:
Old quarry in Dawson's Plantation which first appears on the Third Edition OS map 1923 but appears to be older than that on the ground. Quarry face is crumbly Mag. Lim, probably quarried for lime burning. SSSI Site.

Easting:
336

Northing:
547

Grid Reference:
NZ336547

Lats/Lons:

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