Whitburn, Limestone Quarry

Tyne and Wear HER(2419): Whitburn, Limestone Quarry - Details

HER Number:
2419

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Whitburn, Limestone Quarry

Place:
Whitburn

Map Sheet:
NZ36SE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Stone Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific:
Limestone Quarry

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Limestone Quarry, marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so presumably was out of use by 1855.

Easting:
3978

Northing:
6351

Grid Reference:
NZ39786351

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2419 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4