Penshaw, Penshaw Hill, Quarries

HER Number:
3092

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Penshaw, Penshaw Hill, Quarries

Place:
Penshaw

Map Sheet:
NZ35SW

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:
Small limestone quarries on SE and SSW side of Penshaw Monument. Marked as Old on the 1st edition OS mapping, so out of use by 1858. The precise definition of these features is unclear due to poor copy of the map.

Easting:
3341

Northing:
5431

Grid Reference:
NZ33415431

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 3092 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13; Archaeo-Environment Ltd, 2010, Historic Environment Survey for National Trust Properties, Tyne and Wear - Penshaw Monument