Newcastle, Half Moon Yard, possible prehistoric settlement

HER Number:
17120

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Half Moon Yard, possible prehistoric settlement

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Unassigned

Site Type: Broad:
Archaeological Feature

Site Type: Specific:
Pit

General Period:
Prehistoric

Specific Period:
Iron Age

Form of Evidence:
Physical Evidence

Description:
Pits and postholes were excavated in Half Moon Yard in 2013. A sample of one of the pits was radiocarbon dated to c.389-206BC, the first radiocarbon dated evidence of Iron Age activity within the centre of Newcastle. Plant remains were recovered from the pits typical of the early Iron Age. It is possible that these features are the remains of roundhouses or other structures from Iron Age settlement.

Easting:
2483

Northing:
6417

Grid Reference:
NZ24836417

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Services Durham University, 2015, Half Moon Yard, Newcastle upon Tyne - Post-Excavation Analysis; Archaeological Research Ltd. 2008, Half Moon Yard, Bigg Market, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Evaluation