Easington Lane

HER Number:
19038

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Easington Lane

Place:
Easington Lane

Map Sheet:

Class:
Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad:
Field System

Site Type: Specific:
Field Boundary

General Period:
Prehistoric

Specific Period:
Iron Age

Form of Evidence:

Description:
This group of gullies, pits and post‐holes was excavated in advance of housebuilding. No artefacts were found, suggesting that the remains were related to agricultural rather than settlement activity. Radiocarbon dating of the features returned dates from the Late Mesolithic to the Late Iron Age/early Roman periods.

Easting:
36655

Northing:
45690

Grid Reference:
NZ3665545690

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Brown, R, 2020, Land at Former Easington Lane Primary School, South Hetton Road, Easington Lane, Sunderland: Post Excavation Assessment Report.