Middle Brunton, sub oval enclosure

HER Number:
1967

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Middle Brunton, sub oval enclosure

Place:
Middle Brunton

Map Sheet:
NZ27SW

Class:
Monument

Site Type: Broad:
Curvilinear Enclosure

Site Type: Specific:
Oval Enclosure

General Period:
Roman

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Cropmark

Description:
On an aerial photograph is what appears to be a sub-oval enclosure containing circular features reminiscent of hut circles. A Bronze Age or Iron Age date is likely if the feature is indeed of archaeological origin. Not found during evaluation trenching in 2016 ahead of development of area.

Easting:
2217

Northing:
7151

Grid Reference:
NZ22177151

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1967 >> Tyne and Wear Museums, 2001, Supplementary Archaeological Assessment of Newcastle Great Park Aerial Photograph, NMR, 1977 MAL/77024, frames 49 and 79, 07-07-1977; The Archaeological Practice Ltd. 2016, Newcastle Great Park, Cell A - Archaeological Evaluation