Howdon, Saw Pit

HER Number:
2109

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Howdon, Saw Pit

Place:
Howdon

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Timber Processing Site

Site Type: Specific:
Saw Pit

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
A Saw Pit is shown on maps of the 1850s but by the time of the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey revision in 1894/5 the site had been occupied by a shipyard (HER ref. 2197).

Easting:
3302

Northing:
6618

Grid Reference:
NZ33026618

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2109 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 98