Cleadon, Cleadon Mill oval enclosure

HER Number:
17197

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Cleadon, Cleadon Mill oval enclosure

Place:
Cleadon

Map Sheet:
NZ36SE

Class:
Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Paddock?

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Physical Evidence

Description:
Oval enclosure, measuring 25m east to west and 13m north to south. Central depression with raised collar with stonework under the surface, suggesting a walled enclosure. Shape and proximity to Cleadon Mill Farm would suggest a pond but interior was not boggy and feature is not annotaed as containing water on the First Edition plan. Possibly a paddock or sheep stell. May date to 17th-18th century.

Easting:
3890

Northing:
6321

Grid Reference:
NZ38906321

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Northern Archaeological Associates, 2015, The Cleadon Village Atlas; First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, 1855