Sunniside, Pennyfine Lane, pits and post holes

HER Number:
17771

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Sunniside, Pennyfine Lane, pits and post holes

Place:
Sunniside

Map Sheet:
NZ25NW

Class:
Unassigned

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Structure

General Period:
Prehistoric

Specific Period:
Neolithic

Form of Evidence:
Physical Evidence

Description:
Postholes and pits excavated in a strip, map and record. The postholes are suggested to have been created to support a temporary prehistoric wooden structure. Paleoenvironmental analysis of samples provide evidence of domestic waste including plant remains, charred plant debris and charcoal. The report recommends that charred material is radiocarbon dated to inform the sequence of the site. Previous radiocarbon dating conducted on material obtained from the site provided a late Neolithic date.

Easting:
2120

Northing:
5885

Grid Reference:
NZ21205885

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Research Services, 2019. Pennyfine Road, Sunniside Gateshead, archaeological excavation and monitoring, report 4946