Heaton, Plain Pit

Tyne and Wear HER(17167): Heaton, Plain Pit - Details

HER Number:
17167

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Heaton, Plain Pit

Place:
Heaton

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

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:
Plain Pit is shown on an 18th century Plan of Heaton Estate. Its precise location is unknown.

Easting:
264

Northing:
662

Grid Reference:
NZ264662

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Turnbull, L, 2015, A Celebration of our Mining Heritage